Brown bear
A brown bear is a large omnivorous mammal found in forests and mountainous regions of Eurasia and North America.
2 mLengthLife in proportion
Brown bear vs Polar bear
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
Meet the pair
What these two things are
Polar bear
A polar bear is a large carnivorous mammal adapted to life on Arctic sea ice, mainly hunting seals.
2.5 mLengthPolar bear has about 1.25 times the length of Brown bear.
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Brown bear2 mLength
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Polar bear2.5 mLength
Both marked spans share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its proportions; poses and surface detail are illustrative.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Brown bear
A chosen 2 m, 250 kg adult. Populations differ substantially.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Polar bear
A chosen 2.5 m, 500 kg adult male.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Change the comparison
Put something else beside it.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares length with length. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
Brown bear
2 mLength · defined specimen
A chosen 2 m, 250 kg adult. Populations differ substantially.
Polar bear
2.5 mLength · defined specimen
A chosen 2.5 m, 500 kg adult male.
- Comparing
- Length ↔ Length
- Relative size
- Polar bear is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 1.25. Polar bear's selected measurement is approximately 25% greater than Brown bear's.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- Brown bear is labelled defined specimen; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
- Polar bear is labelled defined specimen; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
There’s always another scale
Follow your curiosity.
Living thingsBrown bear2 mA brown bear is a large omnivorous mammal found in forests and mountainous regions of Eurasia and North America.Living thingsPolar bear2.5 mA polar bear is a large carnivorous mammal adapted to life on Arctic sea ice, mainly hunting seals.
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
PeopleHuman1.75 mA human is a primate of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished by habitual upright walking, language and complex tool use.
Living thingsAfrican elephant3.3 mAn African elephant is a large plant-eating mammal recognised by its trunk, tusks and broad ears.
Living thingsBlue whale25 mA blue whale is a baleen whale that feeds by filtering small animals from seawater.Side by side
Another point of view.
