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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 in the wild.

List

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
1 Polar bear Ursus maritimus Ursidae 250px 360-700 1002 2.5 - 3.0 3.4 [1] 1.60 North America, Eurasia
2 Brown bear Ursus arctos Ursidae 250px 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 250px 159-226 409-500[3] 1.4 - 2.0 2.41[3] 1.10 North America
4 Tiger Panthera tigris Felidae 250px 227-300 388.78 (disputed)[4][5][6] 2.5 - 3.9 4.17[7] 1.32 Asia
5 Lion Panthera leo Felidae 250px 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 250px 100-190 220[12] 1.2 - 1.9 2.0[13] 1.0 South America
7 Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus Ursidae 250px 90-190 200[14] 1.3 - 1.9 2.0[15] 1.10 Asia
8 Sloth bear Melursus ursinus Ursidae 250px 90-140 192 1.2 - 1.9 2.0 [16] 0.90 Asia
9
10 Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca Ursidae 250px 85-120 160 1.5 - 1.9 2.0 1.0 Asia
11 Cougar Puma concolor Felidae 250px 53.1–71[citation needed] 105.2 (Verified)[17]

125.2 (Unverified)[18]

1.5 - 2.4[19] 2.8[20] 0.53 - 0.88[21] North and South America
12
13 Gray wolf Canis lupus Canidae 250px 14–65[22] 79[23]
86[24]
103 [25]		 1.4 - 1.90[26] 2.13[27]- 2.5[28][29] 0.97 North America and Eurasia
14 Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta Hyaenidae 250px 44.5–63.9 81.7-90 0.95 - 1.6 1.3 0.75[30] Africa
15 Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea Hyaenidae 250px 37.7–40.2 72.6 1.44[31] 1.70 0.70 - 0.88 Africa
16 Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Felidae 250px 36.7–54.1[32][33] 69[34] 1.5 - 2.3[35] 2.5[36][37][38] 0.77 - 0.94[39] Africa, Asia
17 Sun bear Helarctos malayanus Ursidae 250px 25-65[40][41][42] 68.3 1.0 - 1.40 1.50 0.70 Asia
18 Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena Hyaenidae 250px 26-41 [43] 55 0.85 - 1.30 1.50 0.60 - 0.80 Africa, Asia
19 Snow leopard Panthera uncia Felidae 250px 42[44] 53.8[45] 1.6 - 2.1[46] 2.5[47][48] 0.60 - 0.66[49] Asia
20 Red wolf Canis rufus Canidae 250px 23-39 40[50] 1.2 - 1.65[51] 1.7 [52] 0.80 North America
21 Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Felidae 250px 17.4–21.7[citation needed] 38[53] 0.80 - 1.3[54] 1.5[55][56] 0.60 - 0.71[57] Asia, Europe
22 Eastern wolf Canis lycaon Canidae 23-30 36.7[58] 0.91-1.65[citation needed] 1.8[59] 0.70 North America
23 Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus Canidae 250px 20-30 36[60] 1.5 - 1.8 [61][62] 1.9 [63] 0.90 South America
24 African wild dog Lycaon pictus Canidae 250px 20-30[64] 36[65] 1.10 - 1.40[66] 1.5 [67] 0.75 Africa
25 Coyote Canis latrans Canidae 250px 8-20 33.91[68] 1.0 - 1.3[69] 1.5 [70] 0.70 North America
26 Wolverine Gulo gulo Mustelidae 250px 7-27,5 32[71][72][73][74][75] 0.65 - 1.09 1.10 0.36 - 0.45 North America, Eurasia
27 European badger Meles meles Mustelidae 250px 6–7.95 27.2 1.10 0.25 - 0.30 Eurasia
28 Bobcat Lynx rufus Felidae 250px 6.4–18.3 22.2 (Verified)[76] 27 (Unverified)[77] 0.475 - 1.25 1.30 0.30 - 0.60 North America
29 Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Felidae 250px 16–23[78] 26[78] 1.2 - 1.6[79] 1.9[80] 0.46 - 0.56[81] Asia
30 Dhole Cuon alpinus Canidae 250px 10-21 25 0.9 - 1.3 [82] 1.45 [83] 0.56 Asia

See also

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

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