How much does a giant anteater weigh?
Typical weight
27–60 kg
That is 59.5–132 lb.
A toothless mammal with a 60 cm tongue that flicks 150 times a minute to collect 30,000 insects a day.
Males are 10-20% heavier than females.
How that compares
Giant anteater against things of a similar mass.
Exercise bike 18–70 kg
Filing cabinet 18–90 kg
Giant anteater 27–60 kg
Gray wolf 23–62 kg
Dishwasher 28–58 kg
Snow leopard 22–55 kg
Desk 15–95 kg
Emu 18–60 kg
More about a giant anteater
- How long does a giant anteater last? 14–26 yr
Common questions
- How much does a giant anteater weigh?
- A giant anteater weighs 27–60 kg (59.5–132 lb). Males are 10-20% heavier than females.
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- How long does a giant anteater last? 14–26 yr
- How much does a lion weigh? 120–250 kg
- How much does a tiger weigh? 100–310 kg
- How much does a domestic cat weigh? 3.6–6.8 kg
- How much does a African elephant weigh? 2,200–10,400 kg
- How much does a blue whale weigh? 50–190 t
- How much does a cheetah weigh? 34–72 kg
- How much does a polar bear weigh? 150–700 kg
- How much does a giraffe weigh? 700–1,930 kg
- How much does a gorilla weigh? 70–270 kg
- How much does a grizzly bear weigh? 130–360 kg
Sources
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution