List of heaviest land mammals

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Encyclopedia of Life	1642
ITIS	179913
NCBI	40674
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The heaviest land mammal has a weight up to 6 short tons (5.4 t), the African Elephant.^[1] This enormous mammal measures approximately 24 feet (7.3 m) and eats 500 pounds (230 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 miles per hour (7.2 km/h), but they can run at recorded speeds up to, and sometimes exceeding, 15 miles per hour (24 km/h).^[3]

Heaviest land mammals

This list is of the heaviest land mammals when including their tusks, horns, etc.

Rank	Name	Image	Family	Taxonomy Classification	Mass
1	African elephant		Elephantidae	African bush elephant, North African elephant, African forest elephant, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta exoptata	18,500 pounds (8,400 kg) ^[2]
2	Sri Lankan elephant/Indian elephant		Elephantidae		11,000 pounds (5,000 kg)^[2]
3	White rhinoceros		Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium neumayri, Ceratotherium mauritanicum, Northern white rhinoceros, Southern white rhinoceros	5,000 pounds (2,300 kg)^[2]
4	Hippopotamus		Hippopotamidae	H. a. amphibius, H. a. kiboko, H. a. capensis, H. a. tschadensis, H. a. constrictus	5,250 pounds (2,380 kg)^[2]
5	Gaur		Bovidae	B. g. gaurus, B. g. readei, B. g. hubbacki	3,300 pounds (1,500 kg)^[2]
6	Giraffe	80px	Giraffidae	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	3,000 pounds (1,400 kg)^[2]
7	Walrus		Odobenidae		2,645 pounds (1,200 kg)^[2]
8	Black rhinoceros		Rhinocerotidae	South-central Black Rhinoceros, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Western Black Rhinoceros	2,420 pounds (1,100 kg)^[2]
9	Water buffalo		Bovidae	B. bubalis carabanesis, Bubalus bubalis, B. bubalis bubalis, B. bubalis arnee	1,684 pounds (764 kg)^[2]
10	American bison		Bovidae		2,205 pounds (1,000 kg)^{[citation needed]}
11	Cape buffalo	80px	Bovidae	Syncerus caffer caffer, S. c. nanus, S. c. brachyceros, S. c. aequinoctialis, S. c. mathewsi	2,000 pounds (910 kg)^{[citation needed]}