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title: "Giant panda vs lion — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Lion is 1.9× giant panda on weight. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/giant-panda-vs-lion/
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# Giant panda vs Lion

**Giant panda vs lion: Lion is larger on weight**

Lion is 1.9× giant panda on weight.

A giant panda and a lion 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 | Lion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 70–125 kg | 120–250 kg |
| Height | 0.6–0.9 m | 0.9–1.2 m |
| Length | 1.2–1.9 m | 1.6–2.5 m |
| Typical lifespan | 15–30 yr | 10–20 yr |

## What the numbers say

- Lion is 1.9× giant panda on weight.
- Lion is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.5×.
- Lion is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.4×.
- Giant panda is somewhat greater than lion on typical lifespan — about 1.4×.

*Weight compared.*

- Lion: 120–250 kg
- Giant panda: 70–125 kg

## Giant panda

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

## Lion

The second-largest living cat and the only one that lives in permanent social groups.

> 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 lion?

Lion is 1.9× giant panda on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

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

Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. Lion: 0.9–1.2 m. Lion is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.5×.

### How do giant pandas and lions compare on length?

Giant panda: 1.2–1.9 m. Lion: 1.6–2.5 m. Lion is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.4×.

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## Sources

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/)
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (https://www.wikidata.org/) [CC0 1.0]