Heaviest land animals

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[edit] Table of Heaviest Terrestrial Animals

The following is a list of the heaviest land animals. The walrus is included as it spends much of its time on land. The African Elephant is not split into its possible separate species of the African Bush Elephant and African Forest Elephant as it is not yet a fully accepted split.

Rank Animal Average Mass (lbs.) Maximum Mass (lbs.) Average Length (ft.)
1 African Elephant[1] 18,500 (8500 kg) 27,000 (13000 kg) 21.85
2 Asian Elephant[2] 8,750 (4200 kg) 11,000 (5200 kg) 9.5
3 Hippopotamus 5,250 (2500 kg) 7,100 (3400 kg) 11
4 White Rhinoceros 5,000 (2350 kg) 7,920 (3850 kg) 12.5
5 Gaur 3,300 (1600 kg) Unknown 9.8
6 Giraffe 3,000 (1400 kg) 4,400 (2100 kg) 15.4
7 Walrus 2,645 (1200 kg) 4,500 (2150 kg) 11 8 Black Rhinoceros 2,420 (1150 kg) 4,000 (1900 kg) 11.25
9 Saltwater crocodile 1,700 (785 kg) 3,300 (1600 kg) 17
10 Water Buffalo 1,684 (770 kg) 2,640 (1250 kg) 11.4

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[1]

  • IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG): Statement on the Taxonomy of extant Loxodonta (February, 2006).