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title: "Giant panda vs red kangaroo — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Giant panda is 1.7× red kangaroo on weight. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/giant-panda-vs-red-kangaroo/
site: "At One Place"
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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

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