🐱 Cat vs Dog 🐶
The dog weighs about 8 times as much as the cat.
Dog: no checked size yet, so it isn't drawn.
| Row | 🐱 Cat | 🐶 Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The dog weighs about 8 times as much as the cat. | 7.9 to 11 lb3.6 to 5 kg1 | 55 to 100 lb25 to 45 kg2 |
| Lives They are about the same. | 13 to 17 years13 to 17 years1 | 15 years15 years3 |
| Eats The cat eats meat; the dog eats plants and animals. | cat food, which is mostly meat | dog food, which has meat and some plants in it |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | homes and farms all over the world | homes and farms all over the world, wherever people live |
Which one? Cat or dog
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the cat or the dog 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/cat-vs-dog
Where these numbers come from
- USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, free-ranging and feral cats (PDF), checked 31 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Denali: the sled dogs of Denali (PDF), checked 31 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Denali: retiring dogs and the adoption process, checked 31 October 2026.