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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
373,741 views between them.
Orca outweighs Red deer 27ร โ 4,300 kg against 160 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
160 kg
๐ฆ Red deer ยท COMBINE
4,300 kg
๐ Orca ยท COMBINE
Shoulder height
1.13 m
๐ฆ Red deer
no figure yet
๐ Orca
Body length
2.14 m
๐ฆ Red deer ยท COMBINE
9.23 m
๐ Orca ยท COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
31 yr
๐ฆ Red deer ยท COMBINE
100 yr
๐ Orca 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 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).