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How Big Is a Saber-Toothed Cat?

A saber-toothed cat is about 6 ft 7 in (200 cm) long. That is 11 in (29 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). Smilodon, the Ice Age cat with dagger-like teeth.

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How big is a saber-toothed cat compared to the average man?

A saber-toothed cat's length is 11 in (29 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 4.8 average men would fit inside a saber-toothed cat.

Saber-Toothed Cat length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A saber-toothed cat measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	6 ft 7 in
Inches	78.7 in
Centimeters	200 cm
Meters	2 m

Saber-Toothed Cat size facts

Smilodon populator was about 1.9 meters long and heavier than a lion.
Its upper canine teeth were up to 28 cm long.

How does a saber-toothed cat compare to other things?

A saber-toothed cat next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Saber-toothed cat
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	696 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	6.37 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	4,420× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	165× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	6.1× bigger
LeBron James	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Cooper Flagg	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Brian Shaw	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Peter the Great	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Door	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
LaMelo Ball	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	0.39 in (10 mm) bigger
Aaron Judge	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	0.39 in (10 mm) bigger
Hulk Hogan	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	0.39 in (10 mm) bigger
Grizzly bear	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Velociraptor	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Michael Jordan	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) smaller
Kobe Bryant	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) smaller
Jacob Elordi	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
MrBeast	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Travis Kelce	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) smaller
Erling Haaland	6 ft 5 in (195 cm)	2 in (5 cm) smaller
Usain Bolt	6 ft 5 in (195 cm)	2 in (5 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	11 in (29 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	1 ft 4 in (41 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Saber-toothed cat by Ivan Iofrida. See credits.