🦅 Andean condor vs Great barracuda 🐟
The great barracuda is about twice as long as the andean condor. The great barracuda weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🐟 Great barracuda |
|---|---|---|
| Size The great barracuda is about twice as long as the andean condor. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 6.6 ft2 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The great barracuda weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 110 lb50 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the great barracuda. | 50 years50 years1 | 18 years18 years2 |
| Eats The andean condor eats meat; the great barracuda eats fish. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | fish, squid and sometimes shrimp |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | warm shallow seas near the surface, in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans |
Which one? Andean condor or great barracuda
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the great barracuda 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. Our face-off books compare real numbers, and nobody gets hurt.
10 things to know about Andean condor vs Great barracuda
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The great barracuda: A long, slim fish of warm shallow seas.
- They are different kinds of animal. The andean condor is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the great barracuda is a fish, so it breathes with gills.
- The great barracuda is about twice as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
- The great barracuda weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the great barracuda.
- The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the great barracuda. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the great barracuda.
- The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The great barracuda eats fish, squid and sometimes shrimp.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The great barracuda lives in warm shallow seas near the surface, in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The great barracuda: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 4
Wow facts
🦅 Andean condor
- An Andean condor has the longest wings of any land bird.
- It can travel a very long way in a day.
- It cleans up animals that have already died.
🐟 Great barracuda
- A great barracuda lives in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
- It stays near the surface in shallow water.
- It eats fish, squid and sometimes shrimp.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Great barracuda
Which is bigger, andean condor or great barracuda?
The great barracuda is about twice as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, andean condor or great barracuda?
The great barracuda weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the great barracuda.
Which lives longer, andean condor or great barracuda?
The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the great barracuda. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the great barracuda.
What do andean condor and great barracuda eat?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The great barracuda eats fish, squid and sometimes shrimp.
Where do andean condor and great barracuda live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The great barracuda lives in warm shallow seas near the surface, in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, andean condor or great barracuda?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. What we can compare is how big, how heavy, how fast, how long they live and what they eat, as above.
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Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Vultur gryphus (Andean condor), checked 10 November 2026.
- FishBase, Sphyraena barracuda (great barracuda), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.