🦅 Andean condor vs Tasmanian devil 🐾
The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the tasmanian devil. The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the tasmanian devil.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🐾 Tasmanian devil |
|---|---|---|
| Size The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 21 to 31 in53 to 80 cm2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the tasmanian devil. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 9 to 26 lb4.1 to 12 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 10 times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 50 years50 years1 | 5 years5 years2 |
| Eats The andean condor eats meat; the tasmanian devil eats plants and animals. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land |
Which one? Andean condor or tasmanian devil
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the tasmanian devil 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 Tasmanian devil
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The tasmanian devil: A black, sturdy animal that cleans up leftovers on an island of Australia.
- They are different kinds of animal. The andean condor is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the tasmanian devil is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
- The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the tasmanian devil. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The andean condor usually lives about 10 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The tasmanian devil lives in the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The tasmanian devil: in danger (Endangered 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.
🐾 Tasmanian devil
- A Tasmanian devil rests in hollow logs, caves and burrows.
- Most of its food is what other animals have left behind.
- It also eats insects and snakes, and a little plant food.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Tasmanian devil
Which is bigger, andean condor or tasmanian devil?
The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or tasmanian devil?
The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the tasmanian devil. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
Which lives longer, andean condor or tasmanian devil?
The andean condor usually lives about 10 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
What do andean condor and tasmanian devil eat?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
Where do andean condor and tasmanian devil live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The tasmanian devil lives in the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do andean condors eat tasmanian devils?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. Tasmanian devils are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, andean condor or tasmanian devil?
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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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: Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.