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		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 kg	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]	0.9	Asia
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11	Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae		85-120	160	1.5-1.9	2.0	1.0	Asia

References

↑ Wood, G.L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Records. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.
↑ "Brown bear (Ursus arctos)". 2022-01-01. https://dinoanimals.com/animals/brown-bear-ursus-arctos/.
↑ ^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.
↑ Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN:978-0-85112-235-9.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "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
↑ Capstick, P. H. (1984). Safari:The Last Adventure. St. Martin's press. ISBN 1-4668-0398-3.
↑ "10 Largest Bears". 19 August 2021. https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-the-10-largest-bears-in-the-world/#:~:text=The most massive spectacled bears,Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina..
↑ "Spectacled bear". https://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/bear_spectacled.html. "They have a body length between 1.5 and 2 m"
↑ Brown, Gary (1993). The Great Bear Almanac. Lyons & Burford. ISBN 9781558212107. https://archive.org/details/greatbearalmanac0000brow/page/n2/mode/1up.
↑ "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"
↑ "Sloth bear". 25 April 2016. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/sloth-bear#:~:text=Sloth bears grow 5 to,shrubs and trees provide shelter.. "Sloth bears grow 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)"

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[Wood-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/.

[wood-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.

[TOTW2010-5] 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.

[BCKM1993-6] 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.

[Wood1976-8] 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.

[Wood1983-9] 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.

[UPOA1963-10] "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 most massive spectacled bears,Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina..

[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 bears grow 5 to,shrubs and trees provide shelter.. "Sloth bears grow 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)"

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