Brazilian Blind Electric Ray vs Epaulard

Benthobatis kreffti compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

Brazilian Blind Electric Ray is Vulnerable while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Blind Electric Ray	Epaulard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Torpediniformes (electric ray)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Narcinidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Benthobatis	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Benthobatis kreffti	Orcinus orca

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Blind Electric Ray and Epaulard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Brazilian Blind Electric Ray

VU — Vulnerable

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Blind Electric Ray	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Blind Electric Ray

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).

Brazilian Blind Electric Ray

The Brazilian Blind Electric Ray (Benthobatis kreffti) is a species in the genus Benthobatis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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.