Fastest animals

Table columns:
Animal
Maximum speed
Notes

Table rows:
cells: Mexican free-tailed bat (in flight)
160 km/h (99 mph)[50]
cells: Cheetah
109.4–120.7 km/h (68.0–75.0 mph)[d]
The cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 96.6 km/h (60.0 mph) in under three seconds, though endurance is limited: most cheetahs run for only 60 seconds at a time.[1] When sprinting, cheetahs spend more time in the air than on the ground.[51] See Sarah, the fastest cheetah.
cells: Pronghorn
88.5 km/h (55.0 mph)[e]
The pronghorn (American antelope) is the fastest animal over long distances; it can run 56 km/h for 6 km (35 mph for 4 mi), 67 km/h for 1.6 km (42 mph for 1 mi), and 88.5 km/h for 0.8 km (55 mph for 0.5 mi).[1]
cells: Springbok
88 km/h (55 mph)[28][29]
The springbok, an antelope of the gazelle tribe in southern Africa,[29] can make long jumps and sharp turns while running. Unlike pronghorns, springboks are poor long-distance runners.[1]
cells: Wildebeest
80.5 km/h (50.0 mph)[f]
The wildebeest, an antelope, exists as two species: the blue wildebeest and the black wildebeest. Both are extremely fast runners, which allows them to flee from predators.[32] They are better at endurance running than at sprinting.[31]
cells: Lion
80.5 km/h (50.0 mph)[33]
The lion (Panthera leo) It is the second fastest wild cat with a top running speed of 80.5 km/h though it lasts only for very short bursts and can be highly exhausting, hence they have to be close to their prey before starting the attack.[33]
cells: Blackbuck
80 km/h (50 mph)[28][34]
The blackbuck antelope can sustain speeds of 80 km/h (50 mph) for over 1.5 km (0.93 mi) at a time.[34] Each of its strides (i.e., the distance between its hoofprints) is 5.8–6.7 m (19–22 ft).[28]
cells: Hare
80 km/h (50 mph)
Hares can reach maximum speeds of 35 mph (56 km/h)[52] in short distances of approximately 90 meters, and a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) for about 20 meters.
cells: Greyhound
74 km/h (46 mph)[g]
Greyhounds are the fastest dogs, and have primarily been bred for coursing game and racing.
cells: Jackrabbit
72 km/h (45 mph)[h]
The jackrabbit's strong hind legs allow it to leap 3 m (9.8 ft) in one bound; some can even reach 6 m (20 ft).[63] Jackrabbits use a combination of leaps and zig-zags to outrun predators.[56]
cells: African wild dog
71 km/h (44 mph)[i]
When hunting, African wild dogs can sprint at 66 km/h (41 mph) in bursts, and they can maintain speeds of 56–60 km/h (35–37 mph) for up to 4.8 km (3 mi).[67][68] Their targeted prey rarely escapes.[65]
cells: Kangaroo
71 km/h (44 mph)[j]
The comfortable hopping speed for a kangaroo is about 21–26 km/h (13–16 mph), but speeds of up to 71 km/h (44 mph) can be attained over short distances, while it can sustain a speed of 40 km/h (25 mph) for nearly 2 km (1.2 mi).[70] The faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it consumes (up to its cruising speed).[69]
cells: Horse
70.76 km/h (43.97 mph)[71]
The fastest horse speed was achieved by a thoroughbred.
cells: Onager
70 km/h (43 mph)[k]
The onager consists of several subspecies, which most likely share the same ability to run at high speeds.[74]
cells: Thomson's gazelle
70 km/h (43 mph)[l]
Thomson's gazelles, being long-distance runners, can escape cheetahs by sheer endurance.[76] Their speed is partially due to their "stotting", or bounding leaps.[75]
cells: Coyote
65 km/h (40 mph)[m]
Coyotes can easily reach 48 km/h (30 mph), and can sprint at 65 km/h (40 mph) when hunting.[78] Even when lacking a front foot, a coyote can still run at around 32 km/h (20 mph).[77]
cells: Common dolphin
65 km/h (40 mph)[n]
Common dolphins are the fastest marine mammal. When reaching their top speed, they take very short breaths. As an example, fin whales, which are much larger, can empty and refill their lungs in 2 seconds
cells: Zebra
64 km/h (40 mph)[o]
Zebras have a home range anywhere between 11 and 232 sq mi (28 and 601 km2) and they can travel 10 mi (16 km) a day while grazing.[83]
cells: Tiger
64 km/h (40 mph)[p]
They live in jungles, and have been recorded going anywhere from 30 mph (48 km/h) to 40 mph (64 km/h), although only in short bursts.
cells: Hyena
60 km/h (37 mph)[q]
The hyena can run up to 60 km/h (37 mph); some attribute this performance specifically to the spotted hyena.[87] They use their speed to chase their prey, sometimes traveling 15 mi (24 km) in a single chase.
cells: Human
Instantaneous max. 47.56 km/h (29.55 mph) Avg max over fastest 10 to 20m was 45 kmh/28 mph[88] Compared to other land animals, humans are exceptionally capable of endurance, but exceptionally incapable of great speed.
*Usain Bolt set the 100 m world record at 9.58 seconds. His absolute fastest recorded speeds (between individual strides) during that sprint were 13.2 meters/second (29.55 mph / 47.52 km/h) between strides during the 50m to 70m intervals. Average overall maximum speeds over this 20m section of the race (where max speed is reached during approx. the middle) to 75m were 44–45 km/h (28 mph) before tapering from 75m onwards.[89] Hicham El Guerrouj set the current men's mile run (5,280 feet/1,609.344 metres) world record of 3:43.13. Svetlana Masterkova set the current women's mile run (5,280 feet/1,609.344 metres) world record of 4:12.56.[90] In the absence of significant external factors, non-athletic humans tend to walk at about 1.4 m/s (5.0 km/h; 3.1 mph) and run at about 5.1 m/s (18 km/h; 11 mph).[91][92][93] Although humans are capable of walking at speeds from nearly 0 m/s to upwards of 2.5 m/s (9.0 km/h; 5.6 mph) and running 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) in 6.5 minutes, humans typically choose to use only a small range within these speeds.[94]
cells: African elephant
24.9 km/h (15.5 mph)[95]

Questions about this table:
originalText: what is faster a gazelle or a cheetah
answer: answerTexts: Cheetah