One clip names both of them

717 views between them.

Humpback whale outweighs California sea lion 190× — 30,000 kg against 159 kg. Both figures are averages across males and females.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

159 kg

🦭 California sea lion · COMBINE

30,000 kg

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Body length

2.26 m

🦭 California sea lion · COMBINE

14 m

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

36 yr

🦭 California sea lion · COMBINE

95 yr

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

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Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Laurasiatheria (superorder), home to 4,193 species.

We know what their shared ancestor was, but not when it lived — no dated family tree spans both of them yet.