Epaulard vs robust ivory tree coral

Orcinus orca compared with Oculina robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	robust ivory tree coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cnidaria (cnidários)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Anthozoa
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Oculinidae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Oculina
Species	Orcinus orca	Oculina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and robust ivory tree coral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

robust ivory tree coral

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	robust ivory tree coral
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).

robust ivory tree coral

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.