Rank |
Name |
Image |
Family |
Taxonomy Classification |
Mass
[Note 1]
|
1
|
African bush elephant
|
|
Elephantidae
|
Loxodonta africana
|
5,200–10,000 kg (11,500–22,000 lb)
[3]
[4]
|
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)
[5]
[4]
|
3
|
African forest elephant
|
|
Elephantidae
|
Loxodonta cyclotis
|
1,700–6,000 kg (3,700–13,200 lb)
[6]
|
4
|
White rhinoceros |
|
Rhinocerotidae |
Ceratotherium simum:
Ceratotherium simum cottoni,
C. s. simum
|
3,000–4,500 kg (6,600–9,900 lb)
[7]
|
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)
[8]
[9]
|
6
|
Indian rhinoceros
|
|
Rhinocerotidae
|
Rhinoceros unicornis
|
2,070–4,000 kg (4,560–8,820 lb)
[10]
[11]
|
7
|
Black rhinoceros
|
|
Rhinocerotidae
|
Diceros bicornis:
D. b. minor,
D. b. michaeli,
D. b. longipes
|
850–2,896 kg (1,874–6,385 lb)
[12]
|
8
|
Javan rhinoceros |
|
Rhinocerotidae
|
Rhinoceros sondaicus |
900–2,300 kg (2,000–5,100 lb)
[13]
|
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)
[14]
[15]
|
10
|
Gaur |
|
Bovidae |
Bos gaurus: B. g. gaurus, B. g. readei, B. g. hubbacki
|
440–1,500 kg (970–3,310 lb)
[16]
|
11
|
Cattle |
|
Bovidae |
Bos taurus,
Bos indicus,
Bos primigenius |
120–1,400 kg (260–3,090 lb)
[17]
[18]
|
12
|
American bison |
|
Bovidae |
Bison bison:
B. b. athabascae,
B. b. bison
|
540–1,270 kg (1,190–2,800 lb) in wild,
[19]
[20] and a semidomesticated bull weighed 1,724 kg (3,801 lb).
[19]
|
13
|
Wild water buffalo |
|
Bovidae |
Bubalus arnee
[Note 2]
|
600–1,200 kg (1,300–2,600 lb)
[21]
[22]
|
14
|
Wild yak |
|
Bovidae |
Bos mutus |
500–1,200 kg (1,100–2,600 lb)
[23]
|
15
|
Giant eland |
|
Bovidae |
Taurotragus derbianus: T. d. derbianus, T. d. gigas |
400–1,200 kg (880–2,650 lb)
[24]
|
16
|
Gayal |
|
Bovidae |
Bos frontalis |
650–1,000 kg (1,430–2,200 lb)[
citation needed]
|
17
|
European bison |
|
Bovidae |
Bison bonasus |
500–1,000 kg (1,100–2,200 lb)
[25]
[26]
|
18
|
Sumatran rhinoceros |
|
Rhinocerotidae |
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis |
500–1,000 kg (1,100–2,200 lb)
[27]
|
19
|
Eland |
|
Bovidae |
Taurotragus oryx: T. o. livingstonii, T. o. oryx, T. o. pattersonianus |
400–1,000 kg (880–2,200 lb)
[28]
[29]
|
20
|
Bactrian camel |
|
Camelidae |
Camelus bactrianus,
Camelus ferus |
300–1,000 kg (660–2,200 lb)
[30]
[31]
|
21
|
Dromedary |
|
Camelidae |
Camelus dromedarius |
400–1,000 kg (880–2,200 lb)
[32]
|
22
|
Water buffalo |
|
Bovidae |
Bubalus bubalis |
300–1,000 or 1,100 kg (660–2,200 or 2,430 lb)
[33]
[34]
|
23
|
Yak |
|
Bovidae |
Bos grunniens |
300–1,000 kg (660–2,200 lb)
[35]
|
24
|
Polar bear |
|
Ursidae |
Ursus maritimus |
300–1,000 kg (660–2,200 lb)
[36]
[37]
[38]
|
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)
[39]
[40]
[41]
[42]
|
26
|
Kouprey |
|
Bovidae |
Bos sauveli |
680–910 kg (1,500–2,010 lb)
[43]
[26]
|
27
|
Banteng |
|
Bovidae |
Bos javanicus: B. j. javanicus, B. j. lowi, B. j. birmanicus |
590–900 kg (1,300–1,980 lb)
[44]
|
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)
[45]
[46]
|
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)
[47]
[48]
[5]
|
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)
[49]
[50]
|