🦎 Komodo dragon vs Lion 🦁
The Komodo dragon and the lion are about the same size. The lion weighs about 3 times as much as the Komodo dragon.
| Row | 🦎 Komodo dragon | 🦁 Lion |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the lion yet. | 9.9 to 12 mph16 to 20 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The lion weighs about 3 times as much as the Komodo dragon. | 154 lb70 kg1 | 414 lb188 kg2 |
| Lives The Komodo dragon usually lives about twice as long as the lion. | 30 years30 years1 | 16 years16 years3 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | deer, pigs and dead animals | zebras, wildebeest, buffalo and other grazing animals |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | a few islands in Indonesia, including Komodo | the savannas of Africa, and one forest in India |
Which one? Komodo dragon 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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Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Komodo dragon, 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.