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title: "Gorilla vs reindeer — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Gorilla is somewhat greater than reindeer on weight — about 1.3×. Compared on 3 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Gorilla vs Reindeer

**Gorilla vs reindeer: Gorilla is larger on weight**

Gorilla is somewhat greater than reindeer on weight — about 1.3×.

A gorilla and a reindeer can be compared on 3 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.*

|  | Gorilla | Reindeer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 70–270 kg | 60–318 kg |
| Height | 1.3–1.8 m | 0.85–1.5 m |
| Typical lifespan | 35–55 yr | 8–18 yr |

## What the numbers say

- Gorilla is somewhat greater than reindeer on weight — about 1.3×.
- Gorilla is 1.5× reindeer on height.
- Gorilla is 3.3× reindeer on typical lifespan.

*Weight compared.*

- Gorilla: 70–270 kg
- Reindeer: 60–318 kg

## Gorilla

The largest living primate; dominant males, called silverbacks, are roughly twice the mass of females.

## Reindeer

The only deer in which both sexes grow antlers, and the only one widely domesticated.

> 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, gorilla or reindeer?

Gorilla is somewhat greater than reindeer on weight — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do gorillas and reindeer compare on height?

Gorilla: 1.3–1.8 m. Reindeer: 0.85–1.5 m. Gorilla is 1.5× reindeer on height.

### How do gorillas and reindeer compare on typical lifespan?

Gorilla: 35–55 yr. Reindeer: 8–18 yr. Gorilla is 3.3× reindeer on typical lifespan.

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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]