🐶 Dog vs Gray wolf 🐺
The gray wolf is a bit heavier than the dog.
Dog: no checked size yet, so it isn't drawn.
| Row | 🐶 Dog | 🐺 Gray wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the dog yet. | no checked number yet | 35 mph56 km/h1 |
| Weight The gray wolf is a bit heavier than the dog. | 55 to 100 lb25 to 45 kg2 | 90 to 110 lb41 to 50 kg1 |
| Lives The dog usually lives about 3 times as long as the gray wolf. | 15 years15 years3 | 4 to 5 years4 to 5 years1 |
| Eats The dog eats plants and animals; the gray wolf eats meat. | dog food, which has meat and some plants in it | deer, elk, moose and smaller animals like beavers |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | homes and farms all over the world, wherever people live | forests, mountains and tundra of North America, Europe and Asia |
Which one? Dog or gray wolf
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for 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/dog-vs-gray-wolf
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Yellowstone (wolf facts), checked 30 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.