Epaulard vs Yellow-billed Cotinga

Orcinus orca compared with Carpodectes antoniae

Key Differences

• Epaulard is Data Deficient while Yellow-billed Cotinga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Epaulard	Yellow-billed Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Cotingidae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Carpodectes
Species	Orcinus orca	Carpodectes antoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

Epaulard and Yellow-billed Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Epaulard

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Yellow-billed Cotinga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Epaulard	Yellow-billed Cotinga
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).

Yellow-billed Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway