🐆 Cheetah vs Pronghorn 🦌
The cheetah is about one and a half times as long as the pronghorn. The cheetah is a bit faster than the pronghorn. They are about the same.
| Row | 🐆 Cheetah | 🦌 Pronghorn |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed The cheetah is a bit faster than the pronghorn. | 60 to 70 mph96 to 112 km/h1 | 55 mph89 km/h2 |
| Weight They are about the same. | 75 to 141 lb34 to 64 kg1 | 90 to 125 lb41 to 57 kg3 |
| Lives They are about the same. | 8 to 10 years8 to 10 years1 | 7 to 10 years7 to 10 years3 |
| Eats The cheetah eats meat; the pronghorn eats plants. | antelopes such as gazelles and impalas, and hares | sagebrush, grasses and wildflowers |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, and a few in Iran | the grasslands and sagebrush deserts of western North America |
Which one? Cheetah or pronghorn
🏁 Who would win the race?
The cheetah gets to the tree first. Over a short dash it is a bit faster than the pronghorn. But a cheetah can only keep up its top speed for a short dash.
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
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cheetah, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Badlands, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.