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Red deer
Cervus elaphus
Mammals ยท Least concern
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Orca
Orcinus orca
Marine mammals ยท Data deficient

One clip names both of them

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Orca outweighs Red deer 27ร— โ€” 4,300 kg against 160 kg.

Tale of the tape
Body mass
160 kg
๐ŸฆŒ Red deer ยท COMBINE
4,300 kg
๐Ÿ‹ Orca ยท COMBINE
Shoulder height
1.13 m
๐ŸฆŒ Red deer
no figure yet
๐Ÿ‹ Orca
Body length
2.14 m
๐ŸฆŒ Red deer ยท COMBINE
9.23 m
๐Ÿ‹ Orca ยท COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
31 yr
๐ŸฆŒ Red deer ยท COMBINE
100 yr
๐Ÿ‹ Orca ยท COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

Animals caught on camera

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Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Artiodactyla (order), home to 848 species.

They last shared an ancestor about 46 million years ago.

Estimates range from 40 to 55 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

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