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title: "Giant panda vs white-tailed deer — size, weight and speed comp"
description: "Giant panda is somewhat greater than white-tailed deer on weight — about 1.4×. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# 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×.

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## Sources

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/)