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title: "Giant panda vs gorilla — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Gorilla is 1.6× giant panda on weight. Compared on 3 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/giant-panda-vs-gorilla/
site: "At One Place"
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# Giant panda vs Gorilla

**Giant panda vs gorilla: Gorilla is larger on weight**

Gorilla is 1.6× giant panda on weight.

A giant panda and a gorilla can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Giant panda | Gorilla |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 70–125 kg | 70–270 kg |
| Height | 0.6–0.9 m | 1.3–1.8 m |
| Typical lifespan | 15–30 yr | 35–55 yr |

## What the numbers say

- Gorilla is 1.6× giant panda on weight.
- Gorilla is 2.3× giant panda on height.
- Gorilla is 2× giant panda on typical lifespan.

*Weight compared.*

- Gorilla: 70–270 kg
- Giant panda: 70–125 kg

## Giant panda

A bear that has become a bamboo specialist, eating 12-38 kg of it a day.

## Gorilla

The largest living primate; dominant males, called silverbacks, are roughly twice the mass of females.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, giant panda or gorilla?

Gorilla is 1.6× giant panda on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do giant pandas and gorillas compare on height?

Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. Gorilla: 1.3–1.8 m. Gorilla is 2.3× giant panda on height.

### How do giant pandas and gorillas compare on typical lifespan?

Giant panda: 15–30 yr. Gorilla: 35–55 yr. Gorilla is 2× giant panda on typical lifespan.

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## Sources

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/)