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Bornean orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Primates · Critically endangered
vs
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Eurasian otter
Lutra lutra
Carnivores · Near threatened
8 clips name both of them
4.3 million views between them.
Bornean orangutan outweighs Eurasian otter 7.5× — 58.9 kg against 7.8 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
59 kg
🦧 Bornean orangutan · COMBINE
7.81 kg
🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE
Body length
1.2 m
🦧 Bornean orangutan · COMBINE
0.75 m
🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
60 yr
🦧 Bornean orangutan · 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 Theria (subclass), home to 9,319 species.
They last shared an ancestor about 81 million years ago.
Estimates range from 74 to 89 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.
About this estimate
Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).