🦅 Andean condor vs Cheetah 🐆
The cheetah is about twice as long as the andean condor. The cheetah weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🐆 Cheetah |
|---|---|---|
| Size The cheetah is about twice as long as the andean condor. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 5.8 to 7.4 ft1.8 to 2.3 m2 |
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the andean condor yet. | no checked number yet | 60 to 70 mph96 to 112 km/h2 |
| Weight The cheetah weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 75 to 141 lb34 to 64 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 6 times as long as the cheetah. | 50 years50 years1 | 8 to 10 years8 to 10 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | antelopes such as gazelles and impalas, and hares |
| 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 | the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, and a few in Iran |
Which one? Andean condor or cheetah
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor 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 Cheetah
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The cheetah: The fastest runner on land, built light and long like a greyhound.
- They are different kinds of animal. The andean condor is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the cheetah is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The cheetah is about twice as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
- The cheetah weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the cheetah.
- The andean condor usually lives about 6 times as long as the cheetah. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the cheetah.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the cheetah eats antelopes such as gazelles and impalas, and hares.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The cheetah lives in the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, and a few in Iran. 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 cheetah: needs help (Vulnerable 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.
🐆 Cheetah
- A cheetah can't roar. It purrs, and it makes a chirp like a bird.
- The black lines from its eyes to its mouth may help cut the glare of the sun.
- Its claws stay out a little, like the spikes on a runner's shoes.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Cheetah
Which is bigger, andean condor or cheetah?
The cheetah is about twice as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, andean condor or cheetah?
The cheetah weighs about 4 times as much as the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the cheetah.
Which lives longer, andean condor or cheetah?
The andean condor usually lives about 6 times as long as the cheetah. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the cheetah.
What do andean condor and cheetah eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the cheetah eats antelopes such as gazelles and impalas, and hares.
Where do andean condor and cheetah live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The cheetah lives in the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, and a few in Iran. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, andean condor or cheetah?
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.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cheetah, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.