Epaulard vs Green Anaconda

Orcinus orca compared with Eunectes murinus

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while Green Anaconda is Least Concern.
• Epaulard is 23.8x heavier than Green Anaconda.
• Epaulard lives longer (50 years vs 30 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Green Anaconda
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Orcinus orca	Eunectes murinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and Green Anaconda share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Green Anaconda

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Green Anaconda
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	50 years	30 years
Average Length	8.0 m	6.0 m
Average Weight	5.4 t	227.0 kg

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).

Green Anaconda

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and 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.

Green Anaconda

A sucuri-verde (Eunectes murinus) é a serpente mais pesada e uma das mais longas do mundo. É encontrada em pântanos e rios da América do Sul.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela