🦅 Golden eagle vs Tasmanian devil 🐾
The golden eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil. The tasmanian devil weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Golden eagle | 🐾 Tasmanian devil |
|---|---|---|
| Size The golden eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil. | 28 to 33 in70 to 84 cm1 | 21 to 31 in53 to 80 cm2 |
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the tasmanian devil yet. | 80 mph129 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The tasmanian devil weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle. | 6.6 to 14 lb3 to 6.1 kg1 | 9 to 26 lb4.1 to 12 kg2 |
| Lives The golden eagle usually lives about 6 times as long as the tasmanian devil. | 32 years32 years1 | 5 years5 years2 |
| Eats The golden eagle eats meat; the tasmanian devil eats plants and animals. | rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles | mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | open country from the seashore to high mountains across Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America | the island of Tasmania, most often near the coast in scrub and open land |
Which one? Golden eagle or tasmanian devil
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for 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 Golden eagle vs Tasmanian devil
- The golden eagle: A big brown bird of prey with very wide wings.
- The tasmanian devil: A black, sturdy animal that cleans up leftovers on an island of Australia.
- They are different kinds of animal. The golden eagle 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 golden eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
- The tasmanian devil weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle. That is 1 for the golden eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The golden eagle usually lives about 6 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the golden eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
- The golden eagle eats rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
- The golden eagle lives in open country from the seashore to high mountains across Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. 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 golden eagle: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The tasmanian devil: in danger (Endangered on the IUCN Red List). 4
Wow facts
🦅 Golden eagle
- A golden eagle can soar over open country with very wide wings.
- It lives from the seashore to high mountains.
- It eats mostly rabbits, hares and other small mammals.
🐾 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 Golden eagle and Tasmanian devil
Which is bigger, golden eagle or tasmanian devil?
The golden eagle is a bit bigger than the tasmanian devil: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, golden eagle or tasmanian devil?
The tasmanian devil weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle. That is 1 for the golden eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
Which lives longer, golden eagle or tasmanian devil?
The golden eagle usually lives about 6 times as long as the tasmanian devil. Usual lifespans: 1 for the golden eagle and 2 for the tasmanian devil.
What do golden eagle and tasmanian devil eat?
The golden eagle eats rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles. The tasmanian devil eats mostly food other animals have left, plus insects, snakes and a few plants.
Where do golden eagle and tasmanian devil live?
The golden eagle lives in open country from the seashore to high mountains across Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. 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 golden eagles eat tasmanian devils?
The golden eagle eats rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles. Tasmanian devils are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, golden eagle 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/golden-eagle-vs-tasmanian-devil
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Aquila chrysaetos (golden eagle), 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.