Nature

How tall is a giant panda?

An adult giant panda stands about 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) at the shoulder.

What is measured: adult shoulder height

Giant panda (70 cm) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Giant panda (70 cm) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.8× as tall as a bowling pin
  • About 41% of the height of an adult person
  • About 35% of the height of a doorway
  • About 4.8× as tall as a smartphone
  • About 8.2× the length of a credit card

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Facts about Giant panda

A giant panda’s powerful jaw and enlarged wrist bone help it grasp and chew tough bamboo stems.

Source: Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Giant Panda

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Giant panda
Emperor tamarin25 cm (9.84 in)0.36×
Queen Alexandra's birdwing28 cm (11 in)0.4×
Goliath birdeater28 cm (11 in)0.4×
Giant panda70 cm (2 ft 4 in)this page
Rafflesia arnoldii1 m (3 ft 3 in)1.4×
Coconut crab1 m (3 ft 3 in)1.4×
Galápagos giant tortoise1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)1.6×
Snow leopard1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)1.9×
Okapi1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)2.4×
Red kangaroo1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)2.6×

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Which is bigger: Giant panda or Rafflesia arnoldii?

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