🐟 Great barracuda vs Tasmanian devil 🐾
The great barracuda is about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil. The great barracuda weighs about 6 times as much as the tasmanian devil.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🐟 Great barracuda | 🐾 Tasmanian devil |
|---|---|---|
| Size The great barracuda is about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 6.6 ft2 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 great barracuda weighs about 6 times as much as the tasmanian devil. | 110 lb50 kg1 | 9 to 26 lb4.1 to 12 kg2 |
| Lives The great barracuda usually lives about 4 times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 18 years18 years1 | 5 years5 years2 |
| Eats The great barracuda eats fish; the tasmanian devil eats plants and animals. | fish, squid and sometimes shrimp | mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | warm shallow seas near the surface, in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans | the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land |
Which one? Great barracuda or tasmanian devil
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the great barracuda 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 Great barracuda vs Tasmanian devil
- The great barracuda: A long, slim fish of warm shallow seas.
- The tasmanian devil: A black, sturdy animal that cleans up leftovers on an island of Australia.
- They are different kinds of animal. The great barracuda is a fish, so it breathes with gills; the tasmanian devil is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The great barracuda is about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
- The great barracuda weighs about 6 times as much as the tasmanian devil. That is 1 for the great barracuda and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The great barracuda usually lives about 4 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the great barracuda and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The great barracuda eats fish, squid and sometimes shrimp. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
- The great barracuda lives in warm shallow seas near the surface, in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The tasmanian devil lives in the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
- The great barracuda: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The tasmanian devil: in danger (Endangered on the IUCN Red List). 4
Wow facts
🐟 Great barracuda
- A great barracuda lives in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
- It stays near the surface in shallow water.
- It eats fish, squid and sometimes shrimp.
🐾 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 Great barracuda and Tasmanian devil
Which is bigger, great barracuda or tasmanian devil?
The great barracuda is about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, great barracuda or tasmanian devil?
The great barracuda weighs about 6 times as much as the tasmanian devil. That is 1 for the great barracuda and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
Which lives longer, great barracuda or tasmanian devil?
The great barracuda usually lives about 4 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the great barracuda and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
What do great barracuda and tasmanian devil eat?
The great barracuda eats fish, squid and sometimes shrimp. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
Where do great barracuda and tasmanian devil live?
The great barracuda lives in warm shallow seas near the surface, in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The tasmanian devil lives in the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, great barracuda or tasmanian devil?
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
- FishBase, Sphyraena barracuda (great barracuda), 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.