List of heaviest land mammals
The heaviest land mammal has a weight up to 6 tons (5.4 t), the African Elephant.[1] This enormous mammal measures approximately 24 ft (7.3 m) and eats 500 pounds (226 kg) of vegetation like grasses and leaves a day.[2] Their two elongated teeth-tusks can grow continuously during their lives and reach about 9 feet (2.7 m) in length.[2] The average walking speed of an elephant is 4.5 mph (7.2 kph), but they can run at recorded speeds up to, and sometimes exceeding, 15 mph (24.1 kph).[3]
Heaviest land mammals
This list is of the heaviest land mammals
| Rank | Name | Image | Family | Pounds | Kilograms | Taxonomy
Classification |
| 1 |
African elephant |  | Elephantidae | 14,432 | 6,546 | African bush elephant, North African elephant, African forest elephant, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta exoptata |
| 2 |
Sri Lankan elephant/Indian elephant |  | Elephantidae | 11,000 | 5,000 | |
| 3 |
White rhinoceros |  | Rhinocerotidae | 7,937 | 3,600 | Ceratotherium neumayri, Ceratotherium mauritanicum, Northern white rhinoceros, Southern white rhinoceros |
| 4 |
Hippopotamus |  | Hippopotamidae | 5,512 | 2,300 | H. a. amphibius, H. a. kiboko, H. a. capensis, H. a. tschadensis, H. a. constrictus |
| 5 |
Giraffe |  | Giraffidae | 3,527 | 1,600 | 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 |
3000 lbs[2] |
| 6 |
Black rhinoceros |  | Rhinocerotidae | 3,100 | 1,400 | South-central Black Rhinoceros, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Western Black Rhinoceros |
2420 lbs[2] |
| 7 |
Gaur |  | Bovidae | 2,200 | 1,000 | B. g. gaurus, B. g. readei, B. g. hubbacki |
3300 lbs[2] |
| 8 |
Wood bison |  | Bovidae | 2000, | 900 | |
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| 9 |
African buffalo |  | Bovidae | 2,000 | 900 | Syncerus caffer caffer, S. c. nanus, S. c. brachyceros, S. c. aequinoctialis, S. c. mathewsi |
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