List of heaviest land mammals

The heaviest land mammal has a weight up to 6 short tons (5.4 t), the African Elephant.[1] This enormous mammal measures approximately 24 feet (7.3 m) and eats 500 pounds (230 kg) of vegetation like grasses and leaves a day.[2] Their two elongated teeth-tusks can grow continuously during their lives and reach about 9 feet (2.7 m) in length.[2] The average walking speed of an elephant is 4.5 miles per hour (7.2 km/h), but they can run at recorded speeds up to, and sometimes exceeding, 15 miles per hour (24 km/h).[3]

Heaviest land mammals

This list is of the heaviest land mammals when including their tusks, horns, etc.

RankNameImage FamilyTaxonomy
Classification		Mass
1 African elephant ElephantidaeAfrican bush elephant, North African elephant, African forest elephant, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta exoptata 24,000 pounds (11,000 kg) [2]
2 Asian elephantElephantidaeE. m. maximus,E. m. indicus,E. m. sumatranus,E. m. borneensis 12,100 pounds (5,500 kg)[2]
3 White rhinocerosRhinocerotidaeCeratotherium neumayri, Ceratotherium mauritanicum, Northern white rhinoceros, Southern white rhinoceros 5,100 pounds (2,300 kg)[2]
4 HippopotamusHippopotamidaeH. a. amphibius, H. a. kiboko, H. a. capensis, H. a. tschadensis, H. a. constrictus 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)[2]
5 GaurBovidaeB. g. gaurus, B. g. readei, B. g. hubbacki 3,300 pounds (1,500 kg)[2]
6 Black rhinocerosRhinocerotidaeSouth-central Black Rhinoceros, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Western Black Rhinoceros 3,100 pounds (1,400 kg)[2]
7 American bisonBovidae 2,800 pounds (1,300 kg)
8 GiraffeGiraffidaeG. c. camelopardalis, G. c. reticulata, G. c. angolensis, G. c. antiquorum, G. c. tippelskirchi, G. c. rothschildi, G. c. giraffa, G. c. thornicrofti, G. c. peralta 2,700 pounds (1,200 kg)[2]
9 Walrus Odobenidae 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg)[2]
10 Water buffaloBovidaeB. bubalis carabanesis, Bubalus bubalis, B. bubalis bubalis, B. bubalis arnee 1,400 pounds (640 kg)[2]
11 Cape buffaloBovidaeSyncerus caffer caffer, S. c. nanus, S. c. brachyceros, S. c. aequinoctialis, S. c. mathewsi 1,300 pounds (590 kg)

See also

External identifiers for Mammalia
Encyclopedia of Life 1642
ITIS 179913
NCBI 40674
Also found in: Wikispecies, Arctos

References

  1. ↑ ©G.Ellis/GLOBIO.org;Animals: The Animal Kingdom; Largest Living Animal on Land Retrieved 2011
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Weird Pictures, Wonderful Things 2011; The Wondrous;Account By TabiTop 10 Heaviest Land Animals On The Earth Retrieved November 14, 2010
  3. ↑ Stanford News Service Stanford News Service Retrieved April 3, 2016


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