List of largest land carnivorans

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The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ranked in accordance to their maximum mass in the wild.

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List

RankCommon nameScientific nameFamilyImageAverage
mass (kg)
in the wild		Maximum
mass (kg)
in the wild		Average
length (m)
in the wild		Maximum
length (m)
in the wild		Average
shoulder
height (m)
in the wild		Native range
1 Polar bear Ursus maritimus Ursidae Polar bear after unlucky hunt for a seal.jpg 360-70010022.5 - 3.03.4 [1] 1.60 North America, Eurasia
2 Brown bear Ursus arctos Ursidae Kodiak bear in germany.jpg 270-635751 (in the wild, possibly more)1.5 - 3.03.4 [2] 1.53 North America, Eurasia, formerly Africa
3 American black bear Ursus americanus Ursidae 01 Schwarzbar.jpg 159-226409-500 [3] 1.4 - 2.02.41 [3] 1.10 North America
4 Tiger Panthera tigris Felidae Amur tiger.jpg 227-300388.78 (disputed) [4] [5] [6] 2.5 - 3.94.17 [7] 1.32 Asia
5 Lion Panthera leo Felidae Lion (Panthera leo) (30941994012).jpg 190-272375 (in the wild; [8] [9] disputed) [10] 2.5 - 3.33.9 [11] 1.4 Africa, Asia.
6 Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus Ursidae Tremarctos ornatus 25.jpg 100-190220 [12] 1.2 - 1.92.0 [13] 1.0 South America
7 Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus Ursidae Ursus thibetanus ussuricus Kaliningrad Zoo.JPG 90-190200 [14] 1.3 - 1.92.0 [15] 1.10 Asia
8 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus Ursidae Sloth Bear Washington DC.JPG 90-1401921.2 - 1.92.0 [16] 0.90 Asia
9 Jaguar Panthera onca Felidae Panthera onca.jpg 100-125160 [17] [18] 1.6 - 2.52.8 [19] 0.90 North America, South America
10 Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca Ursidae Grosser Panda.JPG 85-1201601.5 - 1.92.01.0 Asia
11 Cougar Puma concolor Felidae Cougar - panoramio (2).jpg 53.1–71[ citation needed ]105.2 (Verified) [20]

125.2 (Unverified) [21]

1.5 - 2.4 [22] 2.8 [23] 0.53 - 0.88 [24] North and South America
12 Leopard Panthera pardus Felidae Leopard (Panthera pardus).jpg 30–65.8 [25] [26] 108 [27] 1.6 - 2.3 [28] 2.75 [29] [30] 0.44 - 0.78 [31] Africa, Europe and Asia
13 Gray wolf Canis lupus Canidae Two Grey Wolves (4394641125).jpg 14–65 [32] 79 [33]
86 [34]
103 [35] 		1.4 - 1.90 [36] 2.13 [37] - 2.5 [38] [39] 0.97 North America and Eurasia
14 Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta Hyaenidae Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta).jpg 44.5–63.981.7-900.95 - 1.61.30.75 [40] Africa
15 Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea Hyaenidae Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) (6472926331).jpg 37.7–40.272.61.44 [41] 1.700.70 - 0.88 Africa
16 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Felidae Namibia Otjiwarongo Cheetah Conservation Fund Cheetah Walking4.jpg 36.7–54.1 [42] [43] 69 [44] 1.5 - 2.3 [45] 2.5 [46] [47] [48] 0.77 - 0.94 [49] Africa, Asia
17 Sun bear Helarctos malayanus Ursidae Sun Bear on the Move.jpg 25-65 [50] [51] [52] 68.31.0 - 1.401.500.70 Asia
18 Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena Hyaenidae Striped Hyena 5.jpg 26-41 [53] 550.85 - 1.301.500.60 - 0.80 Africa, Asia
19 Snow leopard Panthera uncia Felidae Leopard des neiges - Snow leopard.jpg 42 [54] 53.8 [55] 1.6 - 2.1 [56] 2.5 [57] [58] 0.60 - 0.66 [59] Asia
20 Red wolf Canis rufus Canidae Young male red wolf prior to release.jpg 23-3940 [60] 1.2 - 1.65 [61] 1.7 [62] 0.80 North America
21 Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Felidae Lynx lynx, Luchs 06.JPG 17.4–21.7[ citation needed ]38 [63] 0.80 - 1.3 [64] 1.5 [65] [66] 0.60 - 0.71 [67] Asia, Europe
22 Eastern wolf Canis lycaon Canidae Eastern-wolf.jpg 23-3036.7 [68] 0.91-1.65[ citation needed ]1.8 [69] 0.70 North America
23 Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus Canidae Lobo Guara andando.jpg 20-3036 [70] 1.5 - 1.8 [71] [72] 1.9 [73] 0.90 South America
24 African wild dog Lycaon pictus Canidae African Wild Dog Standing Lupande Jul23 A7C 06146.jpg 20-30 [74] 36 [75] 1.10 - 1.40 [76] 1.5 [77] 0.75 Africa
25 Coyote Canis latrans Canidae Coyote (3208392217).jpg 8-2033.91 [78] 1.0 - 1.3 [79] 1.5 [80] 0.70 North America
26 Wolverine Gulo gulo Mustelidae A wolverine (14794534724).jpg 7-27,532 [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] 0.65 - 1.091.100.36 - 0.45 North America, Eurasia
27 European badger Meles meles Mustelidae European Badger - Meles meles (51212303460).jpg 6–7.9527.21.100.25 - 0.30 Eurasia
28 Bobcat Lynx rufus Felidae Bobcat photo.jpg 6.4–18.322.2 (Verified) [86] 27 (Unverified) [87] 0.475 - 1.251.300.30 - 0.60 North America
29 Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Felidae Neofelis nebulosa.jpg 16–23 [88] 26 [88] 1.2 - 1.6 [89] 1.9 [90] 0.46 - 0.56 [91] Asia
30 Dhole Cuon alpinus Canidae Dhole Standing Mudumalai Sep22 A7C 02779.jpg 10-21250.9 - 1.3 [92] 1.45 [93] 0.56 Asia
31 Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis Canidae Ethiopian wolf.JPG 11-1920 [94] 1.1 - 1.4 [95] 1.45 [96] [97] 0.62 Africa
32 Canada lynx Lynx canadensis Felidae Lynx du Canada .jpg 5-17200.73 - 1.071.200.48 - 0.56 North America

See also

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