Epaulard vs Isopod

Orcinus orca compared with Synidotea laevidorsalis

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while Isopod is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Isopod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Isopoda (Isópodos)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Idoteidae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Synidotea
Species	Orcinus orca	Synidotea laevidorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and Isopod share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Isopod
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	8.0 m	—
Average Weight	5.4 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).

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay).

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.