🦭 California sea lion vs Walrus 🦭
The walrus is about one and a half times as long as the California sea lion. The walrus weighs about 8 times as much as the California sea lion.
| Row | 🦭 California sea lion | 🦭 Walrus |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the California sea lion yet. | no checked number yet | 22 mph35 km/h1 |
| Weight The walrus weighs about 8 times as much as the California sea lion. | 240 to 701 lb109 to 318 kg2 | 1.9 tons1.7 tonnes3 |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the walrus yet. | 20 to 30 years20 to 30 years2 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The California sea lion eats fish; the walrus eats meat. | fish such as anchovies and sardines, and squid | clams, snails, worms and other animals of the sea floor |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the Pacific coast of North America, from Canada down to Mexico | Arctic seas and shores around Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia |
Which one? California sea lion or walrus
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the California sea lion 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/california-sea-lion-vs-walrus
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, checked 30 October 2026.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Walrus Species Status Assessment (PDF), checked 30 October 2026.