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title: "Plains zebra vs tiger — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×. Compared on 5 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Plains zebra vs Tiger

**Plains zebra vs tiger: Plains zebra is larger on weight**

Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×.

A plains zebra and a tiger can be compared on 5 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.*

|  | Plains zebra | Tiger |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 200–450 kg | 100–310 kg |
| Height | 1.2–1.5 m | 0.8–1.1 m |
| Length | 2.1–2.6 m | 1.7–2.3 m |
| Top speed | 65 km/h | 50–65 km/h |
| Typical lifespan | 12–25 yr | 8–26 yr |

## What the numbers say

- Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×.
- Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on height — about 1.4×.
- Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on length — about 1.1×.
- Plains zebra and tiger are near enough identical on top speed.
- Plains zebra is 1.8× tiger on typical lifespan.

*Weight compared.*

- Plains zebra: 200–450 kg
- Tiger: 100–310 kg

## Plains zebra

The most common zebra; every individual's stripe pattern is unique.

## 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, plains zebra or tiger?

Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do plains zebras and tigers compare on height?

Plains zebra: 1.2–1.5 m. Tiger: 0.8–1.1 m. Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on height — about 1.4×.

### How do plains zebras and tigers compare on length?

Plains zebra: 2.1–2.6 m. Tiger: 1.7–2.3 m. Plains zebra is somewhat greater than tiger on length — about 1.1×.

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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]