🦅 Andean condor vs Spotted hyena 🐾
The spotted hyena is about one and a half times as long as the andean condor. The spotted hyena weighs about 5 times as much as the andean condor.
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| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🐾 Spotted hyena |
|---|---|---|
| Size The spotted hyena is about one and a half times as long as the andean condor. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 4.1 to 6.1 ft1.3 to 1.9 m2 |
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the andean condor yet. | no checked number yet | 37 mph60 km/h2 |
| Weight The spotted hyena weighs about 5 times as much as the andean condor. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 99 to 154 lb45 to 70 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the spotted hyena. | 50 years50 years1 | 20 years20 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | land animals that have a backbone |
| 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 | open, dry places across Africa south of the Sahara, from semi-desert to savanna and mountain forest |
Which one? Andean condor or spotted hyena
🏁 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 Spotted hyena
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The spotted hyena: A strong African animal with a spotted coat and a sloping back.
- They are different kinds of animal. The andean condor is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the spotted hyena is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The spotted hyena is about one and a half times as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
- The spotted hyena weighs about 5 times as much as the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the spotted hyena.
- The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the spotted hyena. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the spotted hyena.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the spotted hyena eats land animals that have a backbone.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The spotted hyena lives in open, dry places across Africa south of the Sahara, from semi-desert to savanna and mountain forest. 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 spotted hyena: 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.
🐾 Spotted hyena
- A spotted hyena can run fast over a long way.
- It lives in savanna, semi-desert and mountain forest.
- It also cleans up what other animals leave.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Spotted hyena
Which is bigger, andean condor or spotted hyena?
The spotted hyena is about one and a half times as long as the andean condor: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, andean condor or spotted hyena?
The spotted hyena weighs about 5 times as much as the andean condor. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the spotted hyena.
Which lives longer, andean condor or spotted hyena?
The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the spotted hyena. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the spotted hyena.
What do andean condor and spotted hyena eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the spotted hyena eats land animals that have a backbone.
Where do andean condor and spotted hyena live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The spotted hyena lives in open, dry places across Africa south of the Sahara, from semi-desert to savanna and mountain forest. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, andean condor or spotted hyena?
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.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.