Burch's tree snail vs Epaulard

Samoana burchi compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

• Burch's tree snail is Critically Endangered while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burch's tree snail	Epaulard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Partulidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Samoana	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Samoana burchi	Orcinus orca

Evolutionary Relationship

Burch's tree snail and Epaulard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burch's tree snail

CR — Critically Endangered

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burch's tree snail	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burch's tree snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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).

Burch's tree snail

The Burch's tree snail (Samoana burchi) is a species in the genus Samoana. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.