🐋 Narwhal vs Walrus 🦭
The narwhal is about one and a half times as long as the walrus. The walrus weighs about one and a half times as much as the narwhal.
| Row | 🐋 Narwhal | 🦭 Walrus |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the narwhal yet. | no checked number yet | 22 mph35 km/h1 |
| Weight The walrus weighs about one and a half times as much as the narwhal. | 1,760 lb to 1.8 tons800 kg to 1.6 tonnes2 | 1.9 tons1.7 tonnes3 |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the walrus yet. | 25 to 50 years25 to 50 years2 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The narwhal eats fish; the walrus eats meat. | cod, halibut and squid | clams, snails, worms and other animals of the sea floor |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the icy Arctic waters near Canada, Greenland and Russia | Arctic seas and shores around Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia |
Which one? Narwhal or walrus
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the narwhal 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/narwhal-vs-walrus
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, checked 30 October 2026.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Walrus Species Status Assessment (PDF), checked 30 October 2026.