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Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Carnivores ยท Least concern
vs
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House mouse
Mus musculus
Mammals ยท Least concern

2 clips name both of them

9,358 views between them.

Red fox outweighs House mouse 220ร— โ€” 4.6 kg against 0 kg.

Tale of the tape
Body mass
4.58 kg
๐ŸฆŠ Red fox ยท COMBINE
0.02 kg
๐Ÿญ House mouse ยท COMBINE
Shoulder height
0.41 m
๐ŸฆŠ Red fox
no figure yet
๐Ÿญ House mouse
Body length
0.63 m
๐ŸฆŠ Red fox ยท COMBINE
0.1 m
๐Ÿญ House mouse ยท COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
21 yr
๐ŸฆŠ Red fox ยท COMBINE
6 yr
๐Ÿญ House mouse 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.

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Shared ancestry

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

They last shared an ancestor about 81 million years ago.

Estimates range from 74 to 89 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

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