🦅 Bald eagle vs Tasmanian devil 🐾
The bald eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil. The tasmanian devil weighs about one and a half times as much as the bald eagle.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Bald eagle | 🐾 Tasmanian devil |
|---|---|---|
| Size The bald eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil. | 28 in to 3.2 ft71 to 97 cm1 | 21 to 31 in53 to 80 cm2 |
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the tasmanian devil yet. | 35 to 40 mph56 to 64 km/h3 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The tasmanian devil weighs about one and a half times as much as the bald eagle. | 7 to 14 lb3.2 to 6.4 kg4 | 9 to 26 lb4.1 to 12 kg2 |
| Lives The bald eagle usually lives about 4 times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 20 years20 years1 | 5 years5 years2 |
| Eats The bald eagle eats fish; the tasmanian devil eats plants and animals. | mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals | mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America | the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land |
Which one? Bald eagle or tasmanian devil
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for 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 Bald eagle vs Tasmanian devil
- The bald eagle: A big eagle with a white head that catches fish from rivers.
- The tasmanian devil: A black, sturdy animal that cleans up leftovers on an island of Australia.
- They are different kinds of animal. The bald eagle 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 bald eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
- The tasmanian devil weighs about one and a half times as much as the bald eagle. That is 4 for the bald eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The bald eagle usually lives about 4 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the bald eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The bald eagle eats mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
- The bald eagle lives in near lakes, rivers and coasts across North 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 bald eagle: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 5
- The tasmanian devil: in danger (Endangered on the IUCN Red List). 6
Wow facts
🦅 Bald eagle
- "Bald" is an old word for white-headed.
- A pair adds to the same nest year after year.
- Young bald eagles are brown and get their white head later.
🐾 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 Bald eagle and Tasmanian devil
Which is bigger, bald eagle or tasmanian devil?
The bald eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, bald eagle or tasmanian devil?
The tasmanian devil weighs about one and a half times as much as the bald eagle. That is 4 for the bald eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
Which lives longer, bald eagle or tasmanian devil?
The bald eagle usually lives about 4 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the bald eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
What do bald eagle and tasmanian devil eat?
The bald eagle eats mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
Where do bald eagle and tasmanian devil live?
The bald eagle lives in near lakes, rivers and coasts across North 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 bald eagles eat tasmanian devils?
The bald eagle eats mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals. Tasmanian devils are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, bald eagle 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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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/bald-eagle-vs-tasmanian-devil
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service (North American bald eagle), checked 30 October 2026.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil), checked 10 November 2026.
- National Park Service, Upper Delaware, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.