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Side by side
Every stat we have for any two animals, side by side. Tap a row for the details.
Tiger
Panthera tigris
CarnivoresIUCN EN
Photo: Seemaleena · CC BY-SA 4.0
Honey badger
Mellivora capensis
CarnivoresIUCN LC
Photo: en:User:Jaganath · CC BY-SA 3.0
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13×
Tiger heavier
129 kg against 10 kg
3.2×
Tiger longer
2.31 m against 0.73 m
5 years
Honey badger lives longer
31.3 yr against 26.3 yr
Where these two differ most.
The body
What the animal is made of.
Body masskilograms
Tiger
129 kg
Honey badger
10 kg
129 kg
Body mass
kilograms
10 kg
Body lengthmetres
Tiger
2.31 m
Honey badger
0.73 m
2.31 m
Body length
metres
0.73 m
Heightmetres
Tiger
0.91 m
at the shoulder · standing, live
Honey badger
0.26 m
at the shoulder
0.91 m
at the shoulder · standing, live
Height
metres
0.26 m
at the shoulder
Some heights are to the shoulder and some to the top of the head — each side says which.
Brain massgrams
Tiger
287 g
Honey badger
78 g
287 g
Brain mass
grams
78 g
Body volumelitres
Tiger
129 L
Honey badger
10 L
129 L
Body volume
litres
10 L
The motor
What it can do with that.
Top speedkm/h
Tiger
54.4 km/h
Honey badger
not recorded
54.4 km/h
Top speed
km/h
not recorded
Top sprint speed over a short distance.
Bite forcenewtons
Tiger
1,525 N
Honey badger
not recorded
1,525 N
Bite force
newtons
not recorded
Bite-force figures vary a lot with how they were measured, so open the row before trusting a big gap.
Bite force quotientindex, mass-adjusted
Tiger
127
Honey badger
not recorded
127
Bite force quotient
index, mass-adjusted
not recorded
Life history
How it arrives and how long it lasts.
Maximum lifespanyears
Tiger
26.3 yr
Honey badger
31.3 yr
26.3 yr
Maximum lifespan
years
31.3 yr
Generation lengthyears
Tiger
8.0 yr
Honey badger
9.8 yr
8.0 yr
Generation length
years
9.8 yr
Age at maturitydays
Tiger
1,523 d
≈ 4.2 years
Honey badger
not recorded
1,523 d
≈ 4.2 years
Age at maturity
days
not recorded
Gestationdays
Tiger
105 d
≈ 3.5 months
Honey badger
180 d
≈ 5.9 months
105 d
≈ 3.5 months
Gestation
days
180 d
≈ 5.9 months
Litter sizeyoung per litter
Tiger
2.57
Honey badger
2.33
2.57
Litter size
young per litter
2.33
Ecology
Where it sits and how much room it needs. 1 row hidden — no figure for either animal.
Trophic levelcategory
Tiger
Carnivore
Honey badger
Omnivore
Carnivore
Trophic level
category
Omnivore
Activity cyclecategory
Tiger
Crepuscular / mixed
Honey badger
Diurnal
Crepuscular / mixed
Activity cycle
category
Diurnal
Home rangesquare kilometres
Tiger
64.9 km²
Honey badger
not recorded
64.9 km²
Home range
square kilometres
not recorded
Population densityindividuals per km²
Tiger
0.061 / km²
Honey badger
not recorded
0.061 / km²
Population density
individuals per km²
not recorded
not recorded = no published figure yet.
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