Coyote Vs. Roadrunner

Coyotes and roadrunners are two animals that are extremely diverse in almost every area of their lives. Coyotes are one of the most adaptive animals that are actually thriving alongside human expansion. A roadrunner resides over less of an area, but they are extremely talented and feared hunters being one of the only birds that hunts, kills, and eats rattlesnakes. Below are seven differences or similarities between coyotes and roadrunners.

  1. Family

    • Coyotes are part of the Canine family, which includes dogs and wolves. Roadrunners are part of the Cuckoo family, which includes various types of birds.

    Live

    • Coyotes live in a wider range of area and are much more widespread than roadrunners living in larger portions of the world. Coyotes live in every area of North and South America while roadrunners only live in the southwest portion of North America.

    Height

    • A coyote is much larger than a roadrunner. An average coyote is 3 feet tall and 5 feet long while an average roadrunner only grows about 10 inches tall and 20 inches long.

    Speed

    • A coyote greatly outweighs a roadrunner. An average coyote weighs between 20- lbs. while an average roadrunner weighs less than 24 oz.

    Diet

    • A coyote has a much larger range of food than a roadrunner, consisting of just about everything and anything. A coyote's diet includes grass, fruits, vegetables, fish, land animals, un-born animal eggs and human trash while a roadrunner only eats plants, insects, reptiles and other birds.

    Reproduce

    • Coyotes and roadrunners both reproduce two to 12 offspring every year. The only difference is that a coyote gives birth to live pups while a roadrunner lays eggs.