Boxthorn barberry vs Epaulard

Berberis lycium compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

Boxthorn barberry is Least Concern while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn barberry	Epaulard
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Berberidaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Berberis	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Berberis lycium	Orcinus orca

Conservation Status

Boxthorn barberry

LC — Least Concern

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn barberry	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn barberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Boxthorn barberry

The Boxthorn barberry (Berberis lycium) is a species in the genus Berberis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Epaulard

O maior membro da família dos golfinhos, as orcas (Orcinus orca) podem atingir até 9 metros de comprimento e 6 toneladas, sendo encontradas em todos os oceanos, do Ártico ao Antártico. Predadores de topo que vivem em grupos matrilineares com dialetos distintos, estratégias de caça e tradições culturais que diferem entre populações. Algumas populações se especializam em peixes, outras em mamíferos marinhos. Sem predadores naturais, as orcas ocupam o topo de todas as cadeias alimentares marinhas que habitam.