🦈
Sharks
Selachimorpha
Fish
average across the group
vs
🐋
Orca
Orcinus orca
Marine mammals · Data deficient
51 clips name both of them
140 million views between them.
Sharks outweigh Orca 1.2× — 5,366 kg against 4,300 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
5,366 kg
🦈 Sharks · group average
4,300 kg
🐋 Orca · COMBINE
Body length
6.28 m
🦈 Sharks · group average
9.23 m
🐋 Orca · COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
46 yr
🦈 Sharks · group average
100 yr
🐋 Orca · 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 Gnathostomata (superclass), home to 90,802 species.
We know what their shared ancestor was, but not when it lived — no dated family tree spans both of them yet.