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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

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

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Sources

  1. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution
  2. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked