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Giant panda vs Red kangaroo

Giant panda vs red kangaroo
Giant panda is larger on weight
Giant panda is 1.7× red kangaroo on weight.

A giant panda and a red kangaroo 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 Red kangaroo
Weight 70–125 kg 18–92 kg
Height 0.6–0.9 m 1–1.8 m
Length 1.2–1.9 m 0.85–1.6 m
Typical lifespan 15–30 yr 12–25 yr

What the numbers say

  • Giant panda is 1.7× red kangaroo on weight.
  • Red kangaroo is 2× giant panda on height.
  • Giant panda and red kangaroo are near enough identical on length.
  • Giant panda and red kangaroo are near enough identical on typical lifespan.

Weight compared.

Giant panda 70–125 kg
Red kangaroo 18–92 kg

Giant panda

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

Red kangaroo

The largest marsupial; a hopping gait that gets more efficient the faster it goes.

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 red kangaroo?
Giant panda is 1.7× red kangaroo on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do giant pandas and red kangaroos compare on height?
Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. Red kangaroo: 1–1.8 m. Red kangaroo is 2× giant panda on height.
How do giant pandas and red kangaroos compare on length?
Giant panda: 1.2–1.9 m. Red kangaroo: 0.85–1.6 m. Giant panda and red kangaroo are near enough identical on length.

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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