🦡 Honey badger vs Wolverine 🐾
The wolverine is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger. The wolverine weighs about twice as much as the honey badger.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦡 Honey badger | 🐾 Wolverine |
|---|---|---|
| Size The wolverine is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger. | 24 to 28 in60 to 70 cm1 | 31 in to 4.3 ft78 cm to 1.3 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The wolverine weighs about twice as much as the honey badger. | 18 to 26 lb8 to 12 kg1 | 20 to 66 lb9 to 30 kg2 |
| Lives The honey badger lives a bit longer than the wolverine. | 7 to 8 years7 to 8 years1 | 5 to 7 years5 to 7 years2 |
| Eats Both eat plants and animals. | eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs | anything from small eggs to big hoofed animals |
| 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 | cold mountain forests, tundra and open grassland in the far north |
Which one? Honey badger or wolverine
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the honey badger or the wolverine 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 Wolverine
- The honey badger: A short, strong animal from Africa and Asia that eats eggs, snakes and more.
- The wolverine: A tough, shaggy mountain animal that lives in cold northern places.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are mammals.
- The wolverine is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger: 2 against 1.
- The wolverine weighs about twice as much as the honey badger. That is 1 for the honey badger and 2 for the wolverine.
- The honey badger lives a bit longer than the wolverine. Usual lifespans: 1 for the honey badger and 2 for the wolverine.
- Both eat plants and animals. The honey badger eats eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs; the wolverine eats anything from small eggs to big hoofed animals.
- 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 wolverine lives in cold mountain forests, tundra and open grassland in the far north. 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). 3
- The wolverine: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 4
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.
🐾 Wolverine
- A wolverine belongs to the weasel family.
- Its food runs from small eggs to big hoofed animals.
- It lives in cold forests and open tundra in the far north.
Questions kids ask about Honey badger and Wolverine
Which is bigger, honey badger or wolverine?
The wolverine is about one and a half times as long as the honey badger: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, honey badger or wolverine?
The wolverine weighs about twice as much as the honey badger. That is 1 for the honey badger and 2 for the wolverine.
Which lives longer, honey badger or wolverine?
The honey badger lives a bit longer than the wolverine. Usual lifespans: 1 for the honey badger and 2 for the wolverine.
What do honey badger and wolverine eat?
Both eat plants and animals. The honey badger eats eggs, small rodents, snakes, birds and frogs; the wolverine eats anything from small eggs to big hoofed animals.
Where do honey badger and wolverine 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 wolverine lives in cold mountain forests, tundra and open grassland in the far north. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, honey badger or wolverine?
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.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/honey-badger-vs-wolverine
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Mellivora capensis (honey badger), checked 10 November 2026.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Gulo gulo (wolverine), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.