List of heaviest land mammals

The heaviest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which has a weight of up to 10.1 t (11.1 short tons). It measures 10–13 ft at the shoulder and consumes around 230 kg (500 lb) of vegetation a day. Its tusks have been known to reach 2.7 m (9 ft) in length, although in modern populations they are most commonly recorded at a length of 0.6–0.9 m (2 ft 0 in – 2 ft 11 in). The average walking speed of an elephant is 7.2 km/h (4.5 mph), but they can run at recorded speeds of up to 24 km/h (15 mph).

Heaviest extant land mammals

See also

• Largest organisms

Notes

References

1. Largest and heaviest animals
2. List of largest mammals
3. Largest organisms
4. List of largest non-human primates
5. Megafauna
6. List of mammals of Wyoming
7. List of largest reptiles
8. Sea otter
9. Mammals of Olympic National Park
10. Lists of animals
11. List of extant megaherbivores
12. European hedgehog
13. Dinosaur size
14. Mammals of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
15. Mexican grizzly bear
16. Fauna of the United States
17. Adansonia grandidieri
18. Giant golden-crowned flying fox
19. Muskrat
20. Subspecies of brown bear