🦡 Honey badger vs Red fox 🦊
The red fox is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger. The honey badger weighs about twice as much as the red fox.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦡 Honey badger | 🦊 Red fox |
|---|---|---|
| Size The red fox is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger. | 24 to 28 in60 to 70 cm1 | 3.6 ft1.1 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The honey badger weighs about twice as much as the red fox. | 18 to 26 lb8 to 12 kg1 | 9 to 11 lb4.1 to 5 kg3 |
| Lives The honey badger usually lives about twice as long as the red fox. | 7 to 8 years7 to 8 years1 | 3 to 4 years3 to 4 years4 |
| Eats Both eat plants and animals. | eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs | mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | forests, grassland, rocky hills and deserts across most of Africa south of the Sahara and on the Arabian Peninsula | most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks |
Which one? Honey badger or red fox
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the honey badger or the red fox 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 Honey badger vs Red fox
- The honey badger: A short, strong animal from Africa and Asia that eats eggs, snakes and more.
- The red fox: A red fox can hear a mouse squeaking under deep snow.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are mammals.
- The red fox is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger: 2 against 1.
- The honey badger weighs about twice as much as the red fox. That is 1 for the honey badger and 3 for the red fox.
- The honey badger usually lives about twice as long as the red fox. Usual lifespans: 1 for the honey badger and 4 for the red fox.
- Both eat plants and animals. The honey badger eats eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs; the red fox eats mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries.
- The honey badger lives in forests, grassland, rocky hills and deserts across most of Africa south of the Sahara and on the Arabian Peninsula. The red fox lives in most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
- The honey badger: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 5
- The red fox: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 6
Wow facts
🦡 Honey badger
- A honey badger lives in forests, grassland and deserts.
- A male can walk a long way in one day looking for food.
- It eats eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs.
🦊 Red fox
- A red fox has pupils shaped like slits, like a cat's.
- Red fox kits are born with brownish-gray fur, and the red coat comes later.
- Red foxes live in cities, forests, farms and even deserts.
Questions kids ask about Honey badger and Red fox
Which is bigger, honey badger or red fox?
The red fox is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, honey badger or red fox?
The honey badger weighs about twice as much as the red fox. That is 1 for the honey badger and 3 for the red fox.
Which lives longer, honey badger or red fox?
The honey badger usually lives about twice as long as the red fox. Usual lifespans: 1 for the honey badger and 4 for the red fox.
What do honey badger and red fox eat?
Both eat plants and animals. The honey badger eats eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs; the red fox eats mice, rabbits, birds, insects, fruit and berries.
Where do honey badger and red fox live?
The honey badger lives in forests, grassland, rocky hills and deserts across most of Africa south of the Sahara and on the Arabian Peninsula. The red fox lives in most of the Northern Hemisphere, from forests and farms to city parks. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, honey badger or red fox?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. What we can compare is how big, how heavy, how fast, how long they live and what they eat, as above.
📤 Share this pair
The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/honey-badger-vs-red-fox
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Mellivora capensis (honey badger), checked 10 November 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service (The Clever Red Fox), checked 30 October 2026.
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.