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 elephantElephantidae 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

Wikispecies has information related to: Mammalia
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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