Which is bigger, giant panda or white-tailed deer?

Giant panda is somewhat greater than white-tailed deer on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do giant pandas and white-tailed deer compare on height?

Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. White-tailed deer: 0.8–1.1 m. White-tailed deer is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.3×.

How do giant pandas and white-tailed deer compare on length?

Giant panda: 1.2–1.9 m. White-tailed deer: 1.5–2.1 m. White-tailed deer is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.2×.

Giant panda vs White-tailed deer

Giant panda vs white-tailed deer

Giant panda is larger on weight

Giant panda is somewhat greater than white-tailed deer on weight — about 1.4×.

A giant panda and a white-tailed deer 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	White-tailed deer
Weight	70–125 kg	25–150 kg
Height	0.6–0.9 m	0.8–1.1 m
Length	1.2–1.9 m	1.5–2.1 m
Typical lifespan	15–30 yr	3–20 yr

What the numbers say

Giant panda is somewhat greater than white-tailed deer on weight — about 1.4×.
White-tailed deer is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.3×.
White-tailed deer is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.2×.
Giant panda is 3.3× white-tailed deer on typical lifespan.

Weight compared.

Giant panda 70–125 kg

White-tailed deer 25–150 kg

Giant panda

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

White-tailed deer

The most abundant large mammal in North America, with about 30 million animals.

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 white-tailed deer?: Giant panda is somewhat greater than white-tailed deer on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do giant pandas and white-tailed deer compare on height?: Giant panda: 0.6–0.9 m. White-tailed deer: 0.8–1.1 m. White-tailed deer is somewhat greater than giant panda on height — about 1.3×.
How do giant pandas and white-tailed deer compare on length?: Giant panda: 1.2–1.9 m. White-tailed deer: 1.5–2.1 m. White-tailed deer is somewhat greater than giant panda on length — about 1.2×.

Sources

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution

How these figures are compiled and checked