List of largest land carnivorans
This list contains terrestrial members of the order Carnivora with an average reported mass of 350 pounds (160 kg) or more.
Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Family | Average Mass (kg) | Maximum Mass (kg) | Image | Maximum Length (m) | Shoulder height(m) | Native range by continent(s) |
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1 | Polar bear | Ursus maritimus | Ursidae | 410 | 1002 | 3 | 1.60 | North America, Eurasia | |
2 | Brown bear | Ursus arctos | Ursidae | 380 | 1090 | 3 | 1.53 | North America, Europe, Asia | |
3 | Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | c. 160[1] | 388.7 (disputed)[1][2] | 3.38 (between the pegs)[1][2] | 1.27 | Asia | |
4 | Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | c. 175[1] | 313 (in the wild;[3][4] disputed)[5] | 3.64 | 1.35 | Africa, Asia | |
5 | American black bear | Ursus americanus | Ursidae | 227 | 500 | 2.41 | 1.10 | North America | |
6 | Asiatic black bear | Ursus thibetanus | Ursidae | 200 | 363 | 2.0 | 1.10 | Asia | |
7 | Spectacled bear | Tremarctos ornatus | Ursidae | 150 | 200 | 2.0 | 1.0 | South America | |
8 | Sloth bear | Melursus ursinus | Ursidae | 135 | 192 | 1.9 | 0.9 | Asia | |
9 | Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae | 125 | 160[6][7] | 2.1 | 0.9 | North America, South America | |
10 | Giant panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Ursidae | 115 | 160 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Asia |
See also
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Kitchener, A.; Yamaguchi, N. (2009). "What is a Tiger? Biogeography, Morphology, and Taxonomy". In Tilson, R.; Nyhus, P. J. Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris. Academic Press. pp. 53–84. ISBN 978-0-08-094751-8.
- 1 2 Brakefield, Tom (1993). "Tiger: Phantom stripes". Big Cats: Kingdom of Might. Voyageur Press. p. 32−47. ISBN 978-0-89658-329-0.
- ↑ Wood, G. L. (1976). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-900424-60-1.
- ↑ Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.
- ↑ "East African Business Digest", University Press of Africa, with contributions from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 1963, retrieved 2018-03-18
- ↑ Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). "Carnivora, Felidae". Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 797–836. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.
- ↑ Burnie, David; Wilson, Don E. (2001). Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. New York City: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.
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