🐆 Jaguar vs Lion 🦁
The lion is about one and a half times as long as the jaguar. The lion weighs about twice as much as the jaguar.
| Row | 🐆 Jaguar | 🦁 Lion |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The lion weighs about twice as much as the jaguar. | 79 to 348 lb36 to 158 kg1 | 414 lb188 kg2 |
| Lives The lion lives a bit longer than the jaguar. | 10 to 15 years10 to 15 years1 | 16 years16 years3 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | capybaras, deer, fish, turtles and caimans | zebras, wildebeest, buffalo and other grazing animals |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | the rainforests and wetlands of Central and South America | the savannas of Africa, and one forest in India |
Which one? Jaguar or lion
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the jaguar or 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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Where these numbers come from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Jaguar species profile, 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.