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Cat
Felis catus
Carnivores
vs
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Eurasian otter
Lutra lutra
Carnivores ยท Near threatened
10 clips name both of them
9.3 million views between them.
Eurasian otter outweighs Cat 2.0ร โ 7.8 kg against 3.9 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
3.9 kg
๐ Cat ยท AnAge
7.81 kg
๐ฆฆ Eurasian otter ยท COMBINE
Shoulder height
0.26 m
๐ Cat
no figure yet
๐ฆฆ Eurasian otter
Body length
no figure yet
๐ Cat
0.75 m
๐ฆฆ Eurasian otter ยท COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
30 yr
๐ Cat ยท AnAge
22 yr
๐ฆฆ Eurasian otter ยท COMBINE
Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.
Animals caught on camera
Real footage of the animals on this site โ hunting, fighting, and getting on with it.
Shared ancestry
The closest group they share is Carnivora (order), home to 728 species.
They last shared an ancestor about 39 million years ago.
Estimates range from 32 to 45 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.
About this estimate
Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).