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Humpback whale outweighs Eurasian otter 3840× — 30,000 kg against 7.8 kg.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

30,000 kg

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

7.81 kg

🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE

Body length

14 m

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

0.75 m

🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

95 yr

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

22 yr

🦦 Eurasian otter · 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.

They last shared an ancestor about 64 million years ago.

Estimates range from 58 to 76 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).