Cupped Ear vs Green Sea Turtle

Otidea cantharella compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Pezizomycetes (술잔버섯강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Pezizales (주발버섯목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Otideaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Otidea	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Otidea cantharella	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.