With all respect, does the Eurofighter have a longer range than the F-35B?
The Lightning II has the highest fuel fraction of all existing American planes, something to the order of .35, because hanging pods will deplete its stealth. That's probably why it does look like a pigeon.
F-35B has a mission range of over 2000 km.
EF has a range of 1390 km, in fact it is famous for being a tad heavy and short legged.
I stand to be corrected. It is obvious that the EF is 15 years too late in any case.