Epaulard vs large flying fox

Orcinus orca compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while large flying fox is Near Threatened.
• Epaulard is carnivore while large flying fox is herbivore.
• Epaulard is 4909.1x heavier than large flying fox.
• Epaulard lives longer (50 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	large flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Orcinus orca	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	large flying fox
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	50 years	15 years
Average Length	8.0 m	30 cm
Average Weight	5.4 t	1.1 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).

large flying fox

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

large flying fox

A maior espécie de morcego do mundo, os raposas-voadoras-grandes têm envergaduras de até 1,5 metro e habitam florestas tropicais do sudeste asiático até as Filipinas e a Indonésia. Apesar do nome alarmante, alimentam-se exclusivamente de frutas e néctar, tornando-os vitais polinizadores e dispersores de sementes para as árvores da floresta tropical. Estabelecem abrigos em enormes colônias de milhares de indivíduos. Classificadas como Vulneráveis devido à caça para carne e destruição de habitat.