Cupped Ear vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Otidea cantharella compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Otideaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Otidea	Perognathus
Species	Otidea cantharella	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.