Giant panda vs Jaguar
Giant panda vs jaguar
Giant panda is larger on weight
Giant panda is somewhat greater than jaguar on weight — about 1.1×.
A giant panda and a jaguar can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Giant panda | Jaguar | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 70–125 kg | 45–120 kg |
| Height | 0.6–0.9 m | 0.63–0.8 m |
| Length | 1.2–1.9 m | 1.1–1.9 m |
| Typical lifespan | 15–30 yr | 11–22 yr |
What the numbers say
- Giant panda is somewhat greater than jaguar on weight — about 1.1×.
- Giant panda and jaguar are near enough identical on height.
- Jaguar is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.1×.
- Giant panda is 1.7× jaguar on typical lifespan.
Weight compared.
Giant panda 70–125 kg
Jaguar 45–120 kg
Giant panda
A bear that has become a bamboo specialist, eating 12-38 kg of it a day.
Jaguar
The largest cat in the Americas, built stocky and known for killing by biting through the skull.
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 jaguar?
- Giant panda is somewhat greater than jaguar on weight — about 1.1×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do giant pandas and jaguars compare on height?
- Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. Jaguar: 0.63–0.8 m. Giant panda and jaguar are near enough identical on height.
- How do giant pandas and jaguars compare on length?
- Giant panda: 1.2–1.9 m. Jaguar: 1.1–1.9 m. Jaguar is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.1×.
Related pages
Sources
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)