๐ฆ
Red deer
Cervus elaphus
Mammals ยท Least concern
vs
๐พ
Common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Mammals ยท Least concern
One clip names both of them
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Red deer outweighs Common warthog 1.8ร โ 160 kg against 91.3 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
160 kg
๐ฆ Red deer ยท COMBINE
91 kg
๐พ Common warthog ยท COMBINE
Shoulder height
1.13 m
๐ฆ Red deer
no figure yet
๐พ Common warthog
Body length
2.14 m
๐ฆ Red deer ยท COMBINE
1.36 m
๐พ Common warthog ยท COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
31 yr
๐ฆ Red deer ยท COMBINE
21 yr
๐พ Common warthog 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 53 million years ago.
Estimates range from 47 to 65 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.
About this estimate
Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).