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
| 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×.
Related pages
Sources
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)