Egrissian Cow-Parsnip vs Epaulard

Heracleum egrissicum compared with Orcinus orca

Key Differences

• Egrissian Cow-Parsnip is Endangered while Epaulard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egrissian Cow-Parsnip	Epaulard
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Heracleum	Orcinus (Orcas)
Species	Heracleum egrissicum	Orcinus orca

Conservation Status

Egrissian Cow-Parsnip

EN — Endangered

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egrissian Cow-Parsnip	Epaulard
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	8.0 m
Average Weight	—	5.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egrissian Cow-Parsnip

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.