🐘 Asian elephant vs Tiger 🐅
The Asian elephant and the tiger are about the same size. The Asian elephant weighs about 30 times as much as the tiger.
| Row | 🐘 Asian elephant | 🐅 Tiger |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The Asian elephant weighs about 30 times as much as the tiger. | 3 to 6 tons2.8 to 5.4 tonnes1 | 249 to 375 lb113 to 170 kg2 |
| Lives The Asian elephant usually lives about 3 times as long as the tiger. | 47 years47 years1 | 15 years15 years2 |
| Eats The Asian elephant eats plants; the tiger eats meat. | grasses, leaves, bark, roots and fruit | deer and wild pigs |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | forests and grasslands of India and Southeast Asia | forests and grasslands of Asia, from India to the far east of Russia |
Which one? Asian elephant or tiger
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the Asian elephant or the tiger 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.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/asian-elephant-vs-tiger
Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2010 (tiger delisting petition 90-day finding), checked 30 October 2026.