Aardvark vs Lion
The lion is heavier: 161.5 kg against 52.4 kg for the aardvark, about 3.1 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a aardvark and a lion?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The lion is heavier: 161.5 kg against 52.4 kg for the aardvark, about 3.1 times the weight.
- The lion is longer-lived: 27 years against 24 years for the aardvark, about 13% longer.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Aardvark in Tubulidentata, Lion in Carnivora.
- The aardvark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the lion is Vulnerable.
Side by side
| Aardvark | Lion | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Orycteropus afer | Panthera leo |
| Family | Orycteropodidae | Felidae |
| Order | Tubulidentata | Carnivora |
| Weight | 52.4 kg – 56.2 kg | 126 kg – 188 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 24 years | 27 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | ungulate |
| Habitat | Not recorded | grassland, shrubland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.