eastern black crested gibbon vs Epaulard

Nomascus nasutus compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

• eastern black crested gibbon is Critically Endangered while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	eastern black crested gibbon	Epaulard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hylobatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Nomascus	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Nomascus nasutus	Orcinus orca

Evolutionary Relationship

eastern black crested gibbon and Epaulard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

eastern black crested gibbon

CR — Critically Endangered

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	eastern black crested gibbon	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

eastern black crested gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.