Cupped Ear vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Otidea cantharella compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Otideaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Otidea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.