Epaulard vs Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Orcinus orca compared with Manta birostris

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered.
• Epaulard is carnivore while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore.
• Epaulard is 3.9x heavier than Giant Oceanic Manta Ray.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)
Species	Orcinus orca	Manta birostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and Giant Oceanic Manta Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	50 years	50 years
Average Length	8.0 m	5.0 m
Average Weight	5.4 t	1.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ecuador, Maldives, Mexico, and Mozambique. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

A manta-diabo-gigante (Manta birostris) é a maior espécie de raia, com uma envergadura de até 7 metros. São animais filtradores que se alimentam de plâncton.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador