🐟 Giant manta ray vs Great white shark 🦈
The giant manta ray is a bit bigger than the great white shark. The giant manta ray is a bit heavier than the great white shark.
| Row | 🐟 Giant manta ray | 🦈 Great white shark |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the giant manta ray yet. | no checked number yet | 35 mph56 km/h1 |
| Weight The giant manta ray is a bit heavier than the great white shark. | 2.6 tons2.4 tonnes2 | 2 tons1.8 tonnes3 |
| Lives They are about the same. | 45 years45 years2 | 30 to 70 years30 to 70 years3 |
| Eats The giant manta ray eats tiny floating sea life; the great white shark eats meat. | plankton, tiny shrimp-like animals and fish eggs | seals, sea lions, fish and dead whales |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | warm and mild seas around the world | cool coastal seas around the world |
Which one? Giant manta ray or great white shark
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the giant manta ray 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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Where these numbers come from
- NOAA Science On a Sphere, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.