🐊 American alligator vs Saltwater crocodile 🐊
The saltwater crocodile is about twice as long as the American alligator.
| Row | 🐊 American alligator | 🐊 Saltwater crocodile |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight We don't have a checked number for the saltwater crocodile yet. | 1,000 lb454 kg1 | no checked number yet |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the saltwater crocodile yet. | 50 years50 years2 | no checked number yet |
| Eats Both eat meat. | fish, turtles, frogs, snakes and birds | fish, crabs, birds and animals that come to the water |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | swamps, marshes, rivers and lakes of the southeastern United States | rivers, swamps and coasts from India to northern Australia |
Which one? American alligator or saltwater crocodile
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the American alligator or the saltwater crocodile yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Gulf Islands, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service rule, Federal Register 24 June 1996 (govinfo.gov), checked 30 October 2026.