Epaulard vs mottled tube-maker

Orcinus orca compared with Jassa falcata

Key Differences

Epaulard is Data Deficient while mottled tube-maker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	mottled tube-maker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Amphipoda (Anfípoda)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Ischyroceridae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Jassa
Species	Orcinus orca	Jassa falcata

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and mottled tube-maker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

mottled tube-maker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	mottled tube-maker
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).

mottled tube-maker

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.