🐺 Gray wolf vs Lion 🦁
The lion is about one and a half times as long as the gray wolf. The lion weighs about 4 times as much as the gray wolf.
| Row | 🐺 Gray wolf | 🦁 Lion |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the lion yet. | 35 mph56 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The lion weighs about 4 times as much as the gray wolf. | 90 to 110 lb41 to 50 kg1 | 414 lb188 kg2 |
| Lives The lion usually lives about 4 times as long as the gray wolf. | 4 to 5 years4 to 5 years1 | 16 years16 years3 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | deer, elk, moose and smaller animals like beavers | zebras, wildebeest, buffalo and other grazing animals |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | forests, mountains and tundra of North America, Europe and Asia | the savannas of Africa, and one forest in India |
Which one? Gray wolf or lion
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the lion 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/gray-wolf-vs-lion
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Yellowstone (wolf facts), checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2015 (Listing Two Lion Subspecies), checked 30 October 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Lion, checked 30 October 2026.