🦉 Eurasian eagle-owl vs Tasmanian devil 🐾
The eurasian eagle-owl and the tasmanian devil are about the same size. The tasmanian devil weighs about 3 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦉 Eurasian eagle-owl | 🐾 Tasmanian devil |
|---|---|---|
| Size They are about the same size. | 23 to 28 in58 to 71 cm1 | 21 to 31 in53 to 80 cm2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The tasmanian devil weighs about 3 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl. | 3.5 to 9.3 lb1.6 to 4.2 kg1 | 9 to 26 lb4.1 to 12 kg2 |
| Lives The eurasian eagle-owl usually lives about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 10 to 20 years10 to 20 years1 | 5 years5 years2 |
| Eats The eurasian eagle-owl eats meat; the tasmanian devil eats plants and animals. | rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds | mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | forests, mountains, deserts, riverbeds and farmland across Europe, Asia and North Africa | the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land |
Which one? Eurasian eagle-owl or tasmanian devil
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the eurasian eagle-owl or the tasmanian devil 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. Our face-off books compare real numbers, and nobody gets hurt.
10 things to know about Eurasian eagle-owl vs Tasmanian devil
- The eurasian eagle-owl: A huge owl with orange eyes and ear tufts.
- The tasmanian devil: A black, sturdy animal that cleans up leftovers on an island of Australia.
- They are different kinds of animal. The eurasian eagle-owl is a bird, so it has feathers and lays eggs; the tasmanian devil is a mammal, so it breathes air with lungs and feeds its babies milk.
- The eurasian eagle-owl and the tasmanian devil are about the same size: 2 against 1.
- The tasmanian devil weighs about 3 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl. That is 1 for the eurasian eagle-owl and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The eurasian eagle-owl usually lives about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the eurasian eagle-owl and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The eurasian eagle-owl eats rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
- The eurasian eagle-owl lives in forests, mountains, deserts, riverbeds and farmland across Europe, Asia and North Africa. The tasmanian devil lives in the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The eurasian eagle-owl: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The tasmanian devil: in danger (Endangered on the IUCN Red List). 4
Wow facts
🦉 Eurasian eagle-owl
- A Eurasian eagle-owl lives in forests, deserts and mountains.
- Females are bigger than males.
- It eats almost anything it can catch.
🐾 Tasmanian devil
- A Tasmanian devil rests in hollow logs, caves and burrows.
- Most of its food is what other animals have left behind.
- It also eats insects and snakes, and a little plant food.
Questions kids ask about Eurasian eagle-owl and Tasmanian devil
Which is bigger, eurasian eagle-owl or tasmanian devil?
The eurasian eagle-owl and the tasmanian devil are about the same size: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, eurasian eagle-owl or tasmanian devil?
The tasmanian devil weighs about 3 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl. That is 1 for the eurasian eagle-owl and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
Which lives longer, eurasian eagle-owl or tasmanian devil?
The eurasian eagle-owl usually lives about 3 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the eurasian eagle-owl and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
What do eurasian eagle-owl and tasmanian devil eat?
The eurasian eagle-owl eats rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
Where do eurasian eagle-owl and tasmanian devil live?
The eurasian eagle-owl lives in forests, mountains, deserts, riverbeds and farmland across Europe, Asia and North Africa. The tasmanian devil lives in the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do eurasian eagle-owls eat tasmanian devils?
The eurasian eagle-owl eats rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds. Tasmanian devils are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, eurasian eagle-owl or tasmanian devil?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They can share the same kind of place, and real animals mostly keep out of each other's way. What we can compare is how big, how heavy, how fast, how long they live and what they eat, as above.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/eurasian-eagle-owl-vs-tasmanian-devil
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Bubo bubo (Eurasian eagle-owl), checked 10 November 2026.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.