One clip names both of them

9 views between them.

Eurasian otter outweighs European hedgehog 10× — 7.8 kg against 0.8 kg.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

0.78 kg

🐾 European hedgehog · COMBINE

7.81 kg

🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE

Body length

0.27 m

🐾 European hedgehog · COMBINE

0.75 m

🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

14 yr

🐾 European hedgehog · COMBINE

22 yr

🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

Les animaux pris sur le vif

De vraies images des animaux de ce site — à la chasse, au combat, ou vaquant simplement à leurs occupations.

Shared ancestry

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

They last shared an ancestor about 74 million years ago.

Estimates range from 66 to 84 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

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