Brown Ear vs Epaulard

Otidea cochleata compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

Brown Ear is Vulnerable while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Ear	Epaulard
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Pezizomycetes (술잔버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Pezizales (주발버섯목)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Otideaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Otidea	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Otidea cochleata	Orcinus orca

Conservation Status

Brown Ear

VU — Vulnerable

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Ear	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Ear

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Epaulard

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 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Brown Ear

The Brown Ear (Otidea cochleata) is a species in the genus Otidea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Epaulard

돌고래과에서 가장 큰 구성원인 범고래(Orcinus orca)는 최대 9미터, 6톤에 달하며 북극에서 남극까지 모든 바다에서 발견됩니다. 독특한 방언, 사냥 전략, 집단 간에 다른 문화적 전통을 지닌 모계 무리에서 생활하는 최상위 포식자입니다. 일부 집단은 물고기를, 다른 집단은 해양 포유류를 전문으로 사냥합니다. 천적이 없으며, 범고래는 서식하는 모든 해양 먹이 사슬의 정점에 위치합니다.