Biology: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.

List

Rank Common name Scientific name Family Image Average
mass (kg) 		Maximum
mass (kg) 		Average
length
(m) 		Maximum
length
(m) 		Shoulder
height
(m) 		Native range
by continent
1 Polar bear Ursus maritimus Ursidae Polar bear after unlucky hunt for a seal.jpg 360-700 1,002 2.5-3.0 3.4 [1] 1.60 North America, Eurasia
2 Brown bear Ursus arctos Ursidae Kodiak bear in germany.jpg 270-635 751 (in the wild, possibly more) 1.5-3.0 3.4 [2] 1.53 North America, Eurasia, formerly Africa
3 Liger (Panthera leo x Panthera tigris). Felidae
Liger couple
 320-550 550 kg 3-3.6 3.6 N/A
4 American black bear Ursus americanus Ursidae 01 Schwarzbär.jpg 159-226 409-500[3] 1.4-2.0 2.41[3] 1.10 North America
5 Tiger Panthera tigris Felidae Amur tiger.jpg 227-300 388.78 (disputed)[4][5][6] 2.5-3.9 4.17[7] 1.32 Asia
6 Lion Panthera leo Felidae Lion (Panthera leo) (30941994012).jpg 190-272 375 (in the wild;[8][9] disputed)[10] 2.5-3.3 3.9[11] 1.4 Africa, Asia.
7 Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus Ursidae Tremarctos ornatus 25.jpg 100-190 220 [12] 1.2-1.9 2.0[13] 1.0 South America
8 Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus Ursidae Ursus thibetanus ussuricus Kaliningrad Zoo.JPG 90-190 200 [14] 1.3-1.9 2.0[15] 1.10 Asia
9 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus Ursidae Sloth Bear Washington DC.JPG 90-140 192 1.2-1.9 2.0 [16] 0.9 Asia
10
11 Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca Ursidae Grosser Panda.JPG 85-120 160 1.5-1.9 2.0 1.0 Asia

See also

  • List of largest mammals
  • List of largest cats
  • Largest organisms
  • List of largest wild canids

References

  1. ↑ Wood, G.L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Records. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9. 
  2. ↑ "Brown bear (Ursus arctos)". 2022-01-01. https://dinoanimals.com/animals/brown-bear-ursus-arctos/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wood, Gerald (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts & Feats. Sterling Publishing Co.. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9. https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofan00wood. 
  4. ↑ Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN:978-0-85112-235-9.
  5. ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=XFIbjBEQolMC&pg=PA53. 
  6. ↑ Brakefield, Tom (1993). "Tiger: Phantom stripes". Big Cats: Kingdom of Might. Voyageur Press. p. 32−47. ISBN 978-0-89658-329-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=szBm5kPeC-cC&pg=PA32. 
  7. ↑ Heptner, V. G. (1989). Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume 2 Part 2 Carnivora (Hyenas and Cats). BRILL. ISBN 9004088768. https://books.google.com/books?id=UxWZ-OmTqVoC. 
  8. ↑ Wood, G. L. (1976). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-900424-60-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=AWhFAQAAIAAJ. 
  9. ↑ Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9. https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofan00wood. 
  10. ↑ "East African Business Digest", University Press of Africa, with contributions from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 1963, https://books.google.com/books?id=i_JPAQAAIAAJ&q=TWO+mamuding+lions+which,+since+January+this+year,+killed+244+cattle+and+three+donkeys,+were+shot+at+lssuna+village+in+Tanganyika.+The+lions+were+found+to+weigh+700+and+800+lb., retrieved 2018-03-18 
  11. ↑ Capstick, P. H. (1984). Safari:The Last Adventure. St. Martin's press. ISBN 1-4668-0398-3. 
  12. ↑ "10 Largest Bears". 19 August 2021. https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-the-10-largest-bears-in-the-world/#:~:text=The%20most%20massive%20spectacled%20bears,Peru%2C%20Bolivia%2C%20and%20Argentina.. 
  13. ↑ "Spectacled bear". https://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/bear_spectacled.html. "They have a body length between 1.5 and 2 m" 
  14. ↑ Brown, Gary (1993). The Great Bear Almanac. Lyons & Burford. ISBN 9781558212107. https://archive.org/details/greatbearalmanac0000brow/page/n2/mode/1up. 
  15. ↑ "Asiatic black bear". https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/mammals/asiatic-black-bear/. "Standing on all fours, adults are typically 70-100 cm tall and can reach lengths of up to 2 m" 
  16. ↑ "Sloth bear". 25 April 2016. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/sloth-bear#:~:text=Sloth%20bears%20grow%205%20to,shrubs%20and%20trees%20provide%20shelter.. "Sloth bears grow 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)" 



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