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Cows are evolutionarily closer to whales than horses.
How?!
I don't think that counts as "commonly known"
Also: mushrooms are genetically closer to animals than plants. If and how that impacts vegetarians and vegans, I'll leave to you, the reader.
Mushrooms are plants made out of meat. They are the opposite of shellfish which are plants made out of meat.