🦁 Lion vs Tiger 🐅
The lion is a bit bigger than the tiger. The lion is a bit heavier than the tiger.
| Row | 🦁 Lion | 🐅 Tiger |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The lion is a bit heavier than the tiger. | 414 lb188 kg1 | 249 to 375 lb113 to 170 kg2 |
| Lives They are about the same. | 16 years16 years3 | 15 years15 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | zebras, wildebeest, buffalo and other grazing animals | deer and wild pigs |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | the savannas of Africa, and one forest in India | forests and grasslands of Asia, from India to the far east of Russia |
Which one? Lion or tiger
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the lion or the tiger 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/lion-vs-tiger
Where these numbers come from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2015 (Listing Two Lion Subspecies), checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2010 (tiger delisting petition 90-day finding), checked 30 October 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Lion, checked 30 October 2026.