🦬 American bison vs Pronghorn 🦌
The American bison is about 3 times as long as the pronghorn. The pronghorn is about one and a half times as fast as the American bison. The American bison weighs about 15 times as much as the pronghorn.
| Row | 🦬 American bison | 🦌 Pronghorn |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed The pronghorn is about one and a half times as fast as the American bison. | 35 mph56 km/h1 | 55 mph89 km/h2 |
| Weight The American bison weighs about 15 times as much as the pronghorn. | 1,000 to 2,000 lb454 to 907 kg1 | 90 to 125 lb41 to 57 kg3 |
| Lives The American bison usually lives about twice as long as the pronghorn. | 12 to 20 years12 to 20 years4 | 7 to 10 years7 to 10 years3 |
| Eats Both eat plants. | grasses and other prairie plants | sagebrush, grasses and wildflowers |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the prairies of the Great Plains in North America | the grasslands and sagebrush deserts of western North America |
Which one? American bison or pronghorn
🏁 Who would win the race?
The pronghorn gets to the tree first. Over a short dash it is about one and a half times as fast as the American bison. But a pronghorn can keep up a fast run for much longer than a cheetah.
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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Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Wind Cave, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Badlands, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Bison subject page, checked 30 October 2026.