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title: "Grizzly bear vs tiger — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Grizzly bear is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.2×. Compared on 6 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Grizzly bear vs Tiger

**Grizzly bear vs tiger: Grizzly bear is larger on weight**

Grizzly bear is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.2×.

A grizzly bear and a tiger can be compared on 6 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.*

|  | Grizzly bear | Tiger |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 130–360 kg | 100–310 kg |
| Height | 0.9–1.1 m | 0.8–1.1 m |
| Length | 1.7–2.4 m | 1.7–2.3 m |
| Top speed | 56 km/h | 50–65 km/h |
| Typical lifespan | 20–35 yr | 8–26 yr |
| Bite force | 975 psi | 1,050 psi |

## What the numbers say

- Grizzly bear is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.2×.
- Grizzly bear and tiger are near enough identical on height.
- Grizzly bear and tiger are near enough identical on length.
- Tiger is somewhat greater than grizzly bear on top speed — about 1.2×.
- Grizzly bear is 2.3× tiger on typical lifespan.
- Grizzly bear and tiger are near enough identical on bite force.

*Weight compared.*

- Grizzly bear: 130–360 kg
- Tiger: 100–310 kg

## Grizzly bear

The inland North American brown bear, smaller than coastal populations because it eats less salmon.

## 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, grizzly bear or tiger?

Grizzly bear is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.2×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do grizzly bears and tigers compare on height?

Grizzly bear: 0.9–1.1 m. Tiger: 0.8–1.1 m. Grizzly bear and tiger are near enough identical on height.

### How do grizzly bears and tigers compare on length?

Grizzly bear: 1.7–2.4 m. Tiger: 1.7–2.3 m. Grizzly bear and tiger are near enough identical on length.

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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]
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)