Cupped Ear vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Otidea cantharella compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Otideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Otidea	Myotis
Species	Otidea cantharella	Myotis leibii

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
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.

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.