Bull's-eye stingray vs Epaulard

Urobatis concentricus compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

• Bull's-eye stingray is Least Concern while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bull's-eye stingray	Epaulard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Urobatis	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Urobatis concentricus	Orcinus orca

Evolutionary Relationship

Bull's-eye stingray and Epaulard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Bull's-eye stingray

LC — Least Concern

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bull's-eye stingray	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bull's-eye stingray

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).

Bull's-eye stingray

The Bull's-eye stingray (Urobatis concentricus) is a species in the genus Urobatis. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.