🦬 American bison vs White-tailed deer 🦌
The American bison is about 4 times as long as the white-tailed deer. The American bison is a bit faster than the white-tailed deer. The American bison weighs about 8 times as much as the white-tailed deer.
| Row | 🦬 American bison | 🦌 White-tailed deer |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed The American bison is a bit faster than the white-tailed deer. | 35 mph56 km/h1 | 30 mph48 km/h2 |
| Weight The American bison weighs about 8 times as much as the white-tailed deer. | 1,000 to 2,000 lb454 to 907 kg1 | 90 to 300 lb41 to 136 kg3 |
| Lives The American bison usually lives about one and a half times as long as the white-tailed deer. | 12 to 20 years12 to 20 years4 | 10 years10 years5 |
| Eats Both eat plants. | grasses and other prairie plants | leaves, twigs, acorns, grasses and fruit |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | the prairies of the Great Plains in North America | woods, fields and the edges of towns across North America, and south into northern South America |
Which one? American bison or white-tailed deer
🏁 Who would win the race?
The American bison gets to the tree first. Over a short dash it is a bit faster than the white-tailed deer.
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, Prince William Forest Park, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Jewel Cave, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Bison subject page, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Chattahoochee River, checked 30 October 2026.