One clip names both of them

3.1 million views between them.

Humpback whale outweighs Common brushtail possum 14990× — 30,000 kg against 2 kg.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

2 kg

🦘 Common brushtail possum · COMBINE

30,000 kg

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Body length

0.53 m

🦘 Common brushtail possum · COMBINE

14 m

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

16 yr

🦘 Common brushtail possum · COMBINE

95 yr

🐾 Humpback whale · COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

Animals caught on camera

Real footage of the animals on this site — hunting, fighting, and getting on with it.

Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Theria (subclass), home to 9,319 species.

We know what their shared ancestor was, but not when it lived — no dated family tree spans both of them yet.