Epaulard vs Scimitar-horned Oryx

Orcinus orca compared with Oryx dammah

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while Scimitar-horned Oryx is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Scimitar-horned Oryx
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Oryx
Species	Orcinus orca	Oryx dammah

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and Scimitar-horned Oryx share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Scimitar-horned Oryx

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Scimitar-horned Oryx
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).

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.