🐺 Coyote vs Greater roadrunner 🐦
The greater roadrunner is a bit bigger than the coyote.
| Row | 🐺 Coyote | 🐦 Greater roadrunner |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the coyote yet. | no checked number yet | 20 mph32 km/h1 |
| Weight We don't have a checked number for the greater roadrunner yet. | 25 to 35 lb11 to 16 kg2 | no checked number yet |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the greater roadrunner yet. | 6 years6 years2 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The coyote eats plants and animals; the greater roadrunner eats meat. | mice, rabbits, insects, berries and fruit | lizards, insects, spiders, small snakes and rodents |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | nearly all of North America, from deserts and forests to big cities | the deserts and dry scrub of the southwestern United States and Mexico |
Which one? Coyote or greater roadrunner
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the coyote 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/coyote-vs-greater-roadrunner
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, White Sands National Park, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.