🦅 Andean condor vs Coyote 🐺
The andean condor is about twice as long as the coyote. The coyote is a bit heavier than the andean condor.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🐺 Coyote |
|---|---|---|
| Size The andean condor is about twice as long as the coyote. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 16 to 20 in41 to 51 cm2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The coyote is a bit heavier than the andean condor. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 25 to 35 lb11 to 16 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 8 times as long as the coyote. | 50 years50 years1 | 6 years6 years2 |
| Eats The andean condor eats meat; the coyote eats plants and animals. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | mice, rabbits, insects, berries and fruit |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | nearly all of North America, from deserts and forests to big cities |
Which one? Andean condor or coyote
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the coyote 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 Coyote
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The coyote: A clever wild dog whose yips and howls fill the night.
- They are different kinds of animal. The andean condor is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the coyote is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The andean condor is about twice as long as the coyote: 1 against 2.
- The coyote is a bit heavier than the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the coyote.
- The andean condor usually lives about 8 times as long as the coyote. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the coyote.
- The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The coyote eats mice, rabbits, insects, berries and fruit.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The coyote lives in nearly all of North America, from deserts and forests to big cities. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The coyote: 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.
🐺 Coyote
- A coyote can hear a mouse moving under the snow.
- A few coyotes together can sound like a whole pack howling.
- Coyotes sometimes team up with badgers to hunt.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Coyote
Which is bigger, andean condor or coyote?
The andean condor is about twice as long as the coyote: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or coyote?
The coyote is a bit heavier than the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the coyote.
Which lives longer, andean condor or coyote?
The andean condor usually lives about 8 times as long as the coyote. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the coyote.
What do andean condor and coyote eat?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The coyote eats mice, rabbits, insects, berries and fruit.
Where do andean condor and coyote live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The coyote lives in nearly all of North America, from deserts and forests to big cities. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do andean condors eat coyotes?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. Coyotes are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, andean condor or coyote?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They can share the same kind of place, and real animals mostly keep out of each other's way. 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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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/andean-condor-vs-coyote
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Vultur gryphus (Andean condor), checked 10 November 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.