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Dromedary
Camelus dromedarius
Mammals · Endangered
vs
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Eurasian otter
Lutra lutra
Carnivores · Near threatened
2 clips name both of them
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Dromedary outweighs Eurasian otter 56× — 434 kg against 7.8 kg. Both figures are averages across males and females.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
434 kg
🐃 Dromedary · AnAge
7.81 kg
🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE
Shoulder height
1.9 m
🐃 Dromedary
no figure yet
🦦 Eurasian otter
Body length
no figure yet
🐃 Dromedary
0.75 m
🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE
Maximum lifespan
28 yr
🐃 Dromedary · AnAge
22 yr
🦦 Eurasian otter · COMBINE
Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.
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Shared ancestry
The closest group they share is Laurasiatheria (superorder), home to 4,193 species.
They last shared an ancestor about 64 million years ago.
Estimates range from 58 to 76 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.
About this estimate
Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).