Epaulard vs Pocket Plum

Orcinus orca compared with Taphrina pruni

Key Differences

Epaulard is Data Deficient while Pocket Plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Pocket Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinales)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Taphrinaceae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Taphrina
Species	Orcinus orca	Taphrina pruni

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Pocket Plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Pocket Plum
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).

Pocket Plum

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.