Epaulard vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Orcinus orca compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Elaphomyces
Species	Orcinus orca	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
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).

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

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.