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List of largest land carnivorans

The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ranked in accordance to their maximum mass.

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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] 0.9 Asia
10 Jaguar Panthera onca Felidae   100-125 160[17][18] 1.6-2.5 2.8 [19] 0.9 North America, South America
11 Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca Ursidae   85-120 160 1.5-1.9 2.0 1.0 Asia

See also edit

 
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References edit

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  2. ^ "Brown bear (Ursus arctos)". dinoanimals.com. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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  7. ^ Heptner, V. G. (1989). Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume 2 Part 2 Carnivora (Hyenas and Cats). BRILL. ISBN 9004088768.
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  9. ^ Wood, G. L. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9.
  10. ^ "East African Business Digest", University Press of Africa, with contributions from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 1963, retrieved 2018-03-18
  11. ^ Capstick, P. H. (1984). Safari:The Last Adventure. St. Martin's press. ISBN 1-4668-0398-3.
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  13. ^ "Spectacled bear". theanimalfiles.com. They have a body length between 1.5 and 2 m
  14. ^ Brown, Gary (1993). The Great Bear Almanac. Lyons & Burford. ISBN 9781558212107.
  15. ^ "Asiatic black bear". worldandtrust.org. Standing on all fours, adults are typically 70-100 cm tall and can reach lengths of up to 2 m
  16. ^ "Sloth bear". nationalzoo.si.edu. 25 April 2016. Sloth bears grow 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)
  17. ^ Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). "Carnivora, Felidae". Walker's Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 797–836. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.
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  19. ^ Brown, Emilio (2022-01-01). "Discover The Largest Jaguar Ever". a-z-animals.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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