# List of heaviest land mammals

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

## Heaviest extant land mammals

| Rank | Name | Family | Taxonomy Classification | Mass |
| 1 | African bush elephant | Elephantidae | Loxodonta africana | 5,200–10,000 kg (11,500–22,000 lb) |
| 2 | Asian elephant | Elephantidae | Elephas maximus: E. m. indicus, E. m. maximus, E. m. sumatranus, E. m. borneensis | 2,400–8,000 kg (5,300–17,600 lb) |
| 3 | African forest elephant | Elephantidae | Loxodonta cyclotis | 1,700–6,000 kg (3,700–13,200 lb) |
| 4 | White rhinoceros | Rhinocerotidae | Ceratotherium simum: Ceratotherium simum cottoni, C. s. simum | 3,000–4,500 kg (6,600–9,900 lb) |
| 5 | Hippopotamus | Hippopotamidae | Hippopotamus amphibius: H. a. amphibius, H. a. kiboko, H. a. capensis, H. a. tschadensis, H. a. constrictus | 1,210–4,500 kg (2,670–9,920 lb) |
| 6 | Indian rhinoceros | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceros unicornis | 2,070–4,000 kg (4,560–8,820 lb) |
| 7 | Black rhinoceros | Rhinocerotidae | Diceros bicornis: D. b. minor, D. b. michaeli, D. b. longipes | 850–2,896 kg (1,874–6,385 lb) |
| 8 | Javan rhinoceros | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceros sondaicus | 900–2,300 kg (2,000–5,100 lb) |
| 9 | Giraffe | Giraffidae | Giraffa camelopardalis: G. 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 | 700–2,000 kg (1,500–4,400 lb) |
| 10 | Gaur | Bovidae | Bos gaurus: B. g. gaurus, B. g. readei, B. g. hubbacki | 440–1,500 kg (970–3,310 lb) |
| 11 | Cattle | Bovidae | Bos taurus, Bos indicus, Bos primigenius | 120–1,400 kg (260–3,090 lb) |
| 12 | American bison | Bovidae | Bison bison: B. b. athabascae, B. b. bison | 540–1,270 kg (1,190–2,800 lb) in wild, and a semidomesticated bull weighed 1,724 kg (3,801 lb). |
| 13 | Wild water buffalo | Bovidae | Bubalus arnee | 600–1,200 kg (1,300–2,600 lb) |
| 14 | Wild yak | Bovidae | Bos mutus | 500–1,200 kg (1,100–2,600 lb) |
| 15 | Giant eland | Bovidae | Taurotragus derbianus: T. d. derbianus, T. d. gigas | 400–1,200 kg (880–2,650 lb) |
| 16 | Gayal | Bovidae | Bos frontalis | 650–1,000 kg (1,430–2,200 lb) |
| 17 | European bison | Bovidae | Bison bonasus | 500–1,000 kg (1,100–2,200 lb) |
| 18 | Sumatran rhinoceros | Rhinocerotidae | Dicerorhinus sumatrensis | 500–1,000 kg (1,100–2,200 lb) |
| 19 | Common eland | Bovidae | Taurotragus oryx: T. o. livingstonii, T. o. oryx, T. o. pattersonianus | 400–1,000 kg (880–2,200 lb) |
| 20 | Bactrian camel | Camelidae | Camelus bactrianus, Camelus ferus | 300–1,000 kg (660–2,200 lb) |
| 21 | Dromedary | Camelidae | Camelus dromedarius | 400–1,000 kg (880–2,200 lb) |
| 22 | Water buffalo | Bovidae | Bubalus bubalis | 300–1,000 or 1,100 kg (660–2,200 or 2,430 lb) |
| 23 | Yak | Bovidae | Bos grunniens | 300–1,000 kg (660–2,200 lb) |
| 24 | Polar bear | Ursidae | Ursus maritimus | 300–1,000 kg (660–2,200 lb) |
| 25 | Brown bear | Ursidae | Ursus arctos: U. a. arctos, U. a. collaris, U. a. beringianus, U. a. isabellinus, U. a. gobiensis, U. a. lasiotus, Ursus arctos marsicanus, U. a. syriacus, U. a. pruinosus, U. a. horribilis, U. a. gyas,U. a. middendorffi, U. a. sitkensis, U. a. stikeenensis, U. a. nelsoni, U. a. crowtheri | 150–1,000 kg (330–2,200 lb) |
| 26 | Kouprey | Bovidae | Bos sauveli | 680–910 kg (1,500–2,010 lb) |
| 27 | Banteng | Bovidae | Bos javanicus: B. j. javanicus, B. j. lowi, B. j. birmanicus | 590–900 kg (1,300–1,980 lb) |
| 28 | African buffalo | Bovidae | Syncerus caffer: S. c. caffer, S. c. nanus, S. c. brachyceros, S. c. mathewsi, S. c. aequinoctialis | 300–870 kg (660–1,920 lb) |
| 29 | Moose | Cervidae | Alces alces: A. a. alces, A. a. pfizenmayeri, A. a. cameloides, A. a. buturlini, A. a. americana, A. a. andersoni, A. a. gigas, A. a. shirasi | 200–820 kg (440–1,810 lb) |
| 30 | Elk | Cervidae | Cervus canadensis: C. c. alashanicus, C. c. kansuensis, C. c. macneilli, C. c. manitobensis, C. c. nannodes, C. c. nelsoni, C. c. roosevelti, C. c. xanthopygus, C. c. sibiricus, C. c. songaricus, C. c. wallichii | 170–600 kg (370–1,320 lb) |