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Giant panda vs Tiger

Giant panda vs tiger
Tiger is larger on weight
Tiger is 2.2× giant panda on weight.

A giant panda and a tiger 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 Tiger
Weight 70–125 kg 100–310 kg
Height 0.6–0.9 m 0.8–1.1 m
Length 1.2–1.9 m 1.7–2.3 m
Typical lifespan 15–30 yr 8–26 yr

What the numbers say

  • Tiger is 2.2× giant panda on weight.
  • Tiger is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.3×.
  • Tiger is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.3×.
  • Giant panda is 1.8× tiger on typical lifespan.

Weight compared.

Tiger 100–310 kg
Giant panda 70–125 kg

Giant panda

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

Tiger

The largest living cat, with Amur and Bengal tigers the heaviest subspecies.

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 tiger?
Tiger is 2.2× giant panda on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do giant pandas and tigers compare on height?
Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. Tiger: 0.8–1.1 m. Tiger is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.3×.
How do giant pandas and tigers compare on length?
Giant panda: 1.2–1.9 m. Tiger: 1.7–2.3 m. Tiger is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.3×.

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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