Crinkled Aponogeton vs Epaulard

Aponogeton crispus compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

• Crinkled Aponogeton is Least Concern while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crinkled Aponogeton	Epaulard
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Aponogetonaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Aponogeton	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Aponogeton crispus	Orcinus orca

Conservation Status

Crinkled Aponogeton

LC — Least Concern

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crinkled Aponogeton	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crinkled Aponogeton

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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).

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.