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California sea lion
Zalophus californianus
Carnivores · Least concern
vs
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Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Marine mammals · Least concern
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.