The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ranked in accordance to their maximum mass in the wild.
Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Family | Image | Average 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 |
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1 | Polar bear | Ursus maritimus | Ursidae | ![]() | 360-700 | 1002 | 2.5 - 3.0 | 3.4 [1] | 1.60 | North America, Eurasia |
2 | Brown bear | Ursus arctos | Ursidae | ![]() | 270-635 | 751 (in the wild, possibly more) | 1.5 - 3.0 | 3.4 [2] | 1.53 | North America, Eurasia, formerly Africa |
3 | American black bear | Ursus americanus | Ursidae | ![]() | 159-226 | 409-500 [3] | 1.4 - 2.0 | 2.41 [3] | 1.10 | North America |
4 | Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | ![]() | 227-300 | 388.78 (disputed) [4] [5] [6] | 2.5 - 3.9 | 4.17 [7] | 1.32 | Asia |
5 | Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | ![]() | 190-272 | 375 (in the wild; [8] [9] disputed) [10] | 2.5 - 3.3 | 3.9 [11] | 1.4 | Africa, Asia. |
6 | Spectacled bear | Tremarctos ornatus | Ursidae | ![]() | 100-190 | 220 [12] | 1.2 - 1.9 | 2.0 [13] | 1.0 | South America |
7 | Asiatic black bear | Ursus thibetanus | Ursidae | | 90-190 | 200 [14] | 1.3 - 1.9 | 2.0 [15] | 1.10 | Asia |
8 | Sloth bear | Melursus ursinus | Ursidae | | 90-140 | 192 | 1.2 - 1.9 | 2.0 [16] | 0.90 | Asia |
9 | Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae | ![]() | 100-125 | 160 [17] [18] | 1.6 - 2.5 | 2.8 [19] | 0.90 | North America, South America |
10 | Giant panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Ursidae | | 85-120 | 160 | 1.5 - 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Asia |
11 | Cougar | Puma concolor | Felidae | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 44.5–63.9 | 81.7-90 | 0.95 - 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.75 [40] | Africa |
15 | Brown hyena | Parahyaena brunnea | Hyaenidae | ![]() | 37.7–40.2 | 72.6 | 1.44 [41] | 1.70 | 0.70 - 0.88 | Africa |
16 | Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Felidae | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 25-65 [50] [51] [52] | 68.3 | 1.0 - 1.40 | 1.50 | 0.70 | Asia |
18 | Striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena | Hyaenidae | ![]() | 26-41 | [53] 55 | 0.85 - 1.30 | 1.50 | 0.60 - 0.80 | Africa, Asia |
19 | Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | Felidae | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 23-39 | 40 [60] | 1.2 - 1.65 [61] | 1.7 [62] | 0.80 | North America |
21 | Eurasian lynx | Lynx lynx | Felidae | | 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 | ![]() | 23-30 | 36.7 [68] | 0.91-1.65[ citation needed ] | 1.8 [69] | 0.70 | North America |
23 | Maned wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus | Canidae | ![]() | 20-30 | 36 [70] | 1.5 - 1.8 [71] [72] | 1.9 [73] | 0.90 | South America |
24 | African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | Canidae | ![]() | 20-30 [74] | 36 [75] | 1.10 - 1.40 [76] | 1.5 [77] | 0.75 | Africa |
25 | Coyote | Canis latrans | Canidae | ![]() | 8-20 | 33.91 [78] | 1.0 - 1.3 [79] | 1.5 [80] | 0.70 | North America |
26 | Wolverine | Gulo gulo | Mustelidae | ![]() | 7-27,5 | 32 [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] | 0.65 - 1.09 | 1.10 | 0.36 - 0.45 | North America, Eurasia |
27 | European badger | Meles meles | Mustelidae | ![]() | 6–7.95 | 27.2 | 1.10 | 0.25 - 0.30 | Eurasia | |
28 | Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Felidae | ![]() | 6.4–18.3 | 22.2 (Verified) [86] 27 (Unverified) [87] | 0.475 - 1.25 | 1.30 | 0.30 - 0.60 | North America |
29 | Clouded leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | Felidae | ![]() | 16–23 [88] | 26 [88] | 1.2 - 1.6 [89] | 1.9 [90] | 0.46 - 0.56 [91] | Asia |
30 | Dhole | Cuon alpinus | Canidae | ![]() | 10-21 | 25 | 0.9 - 1.3 [92] | 1.45 [93] | 0.56 | Asia |
31 | Ethiopian wolf | Canis simensis | Canidae | | 11-19 | 20 [94] | 1.1 - 1.4 [95] | 1.45 [96] [97] | 0.62 | Africa |
32 | Canada lynx | Lynx canadensis | Felidae | ![]() | 5-17 | 20 | 0.73 - 1.07 | 1.20 | 0.48 - 0.56 | North America |
They have a body length between 1.5 and 2 m
Standing on all fours, adults are typically 70-100 cm tall and can reach lengths of up to 2 m
Sloth bears grow 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)
brown hyena.
Cheetah's tails can be nearly 3 feet long, or over 80cm long. Taking these measurements together makes some cheetahs nearly 8 feet long, or over 230cm long, from their nose to the tip of their tail
They can measure from 40 to 60 inches in length, measured from the head to the hind quarters. The tail can add a further 24 to 32 inches bringing the total overall length up to 7.5 feet.
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