Cupped Ear vs Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Otidea cantharella compared with Spalax zemni

Key Differences

• Cupped Ear is Least Concern while Podolsk Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cupped Ear	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
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)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Otideaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Otidea	Spalax
Species	Otidea cantharella	Spalax zemni

Conservation Status

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cupped Ear	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
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.

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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