List of largest land carnivorans

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 360-700 1,002 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 Liger (Panthera leo x Panthera tigris). Felidae
Liger couple
 320-550 550 3 - 3.6 3.6 N/A
4 American black bear Ursus americanus Ursidae 159-226 409-500[3] 1.4 - 2.0 2.41[3] 1.10 North America
5 Tiger Panthera tigris Felidae 227-300 388.78 (disputed)[4][5][6] 2.5 - 3.9 4.17[7] 1.32 Asia
6 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.
7 Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus Ursidae 100-190 220[12] 1.2 - 1.9 2.0[13] 1.0 South America
8 Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus Ursidae 90-190 200[14] 1.3 - 1.9 2.0[15] 1.10 Asia
9 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus Ursidae 90-140 192 1.2 - 1.9 2.0 [16] 0.90 Asia
10 Jaguar Panthera onca Felidae 100-125 160[17][18] 1.6 - 2.5 2.8 [19] 0.90 North America, South America
11 Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca Ursidae 85-120 160 1.5 - 1.9 2.0 1.0 Asia
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta Hyaenidae 44.5–63.9 81.7-90 0.95 - 1.6 1.3 0.75[40] Africa
16 Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea Hyaenidae 37.7–40.2 72.6 1.44[41] 1.70 0.70 - 0.88 Africa
17 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
18 Sun bear Helarctos malayanus Ursidae 25-65[50][51][52] 68.3 1.0 - 1.40 1.50 0.70 Asia
19 Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena Hyaenidae 26-41 [53]55 0.85 - 1.30 1.50 0.60 - 0.80 Africa, Asia
20 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
21 Red wolf Canis rufus Canidae 23-39 40[60] 1.2 - 1.65[61] 1.7 [62] 0.80 North America
22 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
23 Eastern wolf Canis lycaon Canidae 23-30 36.7[68] 0.91-1.65[citation needed] 1.8[69] 0.70 North America
24 Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus Canidae 20-30 36[70] 1.5 - 1.8 [71][72] 1.9 [73] 0.90 South America
25 African wild dog Lycaon pictus Canidae 20-30[74] 36[75] 1.10 - 1.40[76] 1.5 [77] 0.75 Africa
26 Coyote Canis latrans Canidae 8-20 33.91[78] 1.0 - 1.3[79] 1.5 [80] 0.70 North America
27 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
28 European badger Meles meles Mustelidae 6–7.95 27.2 1.10 0.25 - 0.30 Eurasia
29 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
30 Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa(diardi)? Felidae 16–23[88] 26[88] 1.2 - 1.6[89] 1.9[90] 0.46 - 0.56[91] Asia
31 Dhole Cuon alpinus Canidae 10-21 25 0.9 - 1.3 [92] 1.45 [93] 0.56 Asia
32 Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis Canidae 11-19 20[94] 1.1 - 1.4[95] 1.45 [96][97] 0.62 Africa
33 Canada lynx Lynx canadensis Felidae 5-17 20 0.73 - 1.07 1.20 0.48 - 0.56 North America

See also

Wikispecies has information related to Carnivora.

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