Animal vs Animal

Rhino vs Hippo

COMMON NAME: Black Rhinoceros

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diceros bicornis

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Herbivore

SIZE: Height at shoulder: 4.5 to 6 feet

WEIGHT: 1,760 to 3,080 pounds

 

COMMON NAME: Hippopotamus

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hippopotamus amphibious

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Herbivore

GROUP NAME: School

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 40 years

SIZE: Head and body: 9.5 to 14 feet; tail: 13.75 to 19.75 inches

WEIGHT: 1.5 to 4 tons

 

Wolf vs Fox

COMMON NAME: Gray Wolf

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canis lupus

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Carnivore

GROUP NAME: Pack

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 6 to 8 years

SIZE: Head and body: 36 to 63 inches; tail: 13 to 20 inches

WEIGHT: 40 to 175 pounds

COMMON NAME: Red Fox

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vulpes vulpes

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Omnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 2 to 4 years

SIZE: Head and body: 18 to 33.75 inches; tail: 12 to 21.75 inches

WEIGHT: 6.5 to 24 pounds

Tiger vs Cheetah

COMMON NAME: Bengal Tiger

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Panthera tigris tigris

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Carnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 8 to 10 years

SIZE: Head and body: 5 to 6 feet; tail: 2 to 3 feet

WEIGHT: 240 to 500 pounds

COMMON NAME: Cheetahs

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acinonyx jubatus

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Carnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 14 years

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN CAPTIVITY: Up to 20 years

SIZE: Body: 3.7 to 4.6 feet; tail: two to 2.7 feet

WEIGHT: 77 to 143 pounds

source: natgeokids.com