Top 10 Heaviest terrestrial animals
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Heaviest terrestrial animals.
The following is a list of the heaviest wild land animals, which are all mammals. The African elephant is now listed as two species, the African bush elephant and the African forest elephant, as they are now generally considered to be two separate species.
1. 10th place is Gaur.
The maximum recorded weight was 1.5 tonnes for a specimen measuring 3.8 metres (12.5 ft).
2. 9th place is Giraffe
The maximum recorded weight was 2 tonnes for a specimen measuring 5.15 metres (16.9 ft)
3. 8th place is Javan rhinoceros
The maximum recorded weight was 2.3 tonnes for a specimen measuring 3.8 metres (12.5 ft)
4. 7th place is Black rhinoceros
The maximum recorded weight was 2.9 tonnes for a specimen measuring 4 metres (13.1 ft)
5. 6th place is Hippopotamus
The maximum recorded weight was 4.5 tonnes for a specimen measuring 4 metres (13.1 ft)
6. 5th place is Indian rhinoceros
The maximum recorded weight was 4.0 tonnes for a specimen measuring 4.2 metres (13.8 ft)
7. 4th place is White rhinoceros
The maximum recorded weight was 4.5 tonnes for a specimen measuring 4.4 metres (14.4 ft)
8. 3rd place is African forest elephant
The maximum recorded weight was 6 tonnes for a specimen measuring 6.2 metres (20.3 ft)
9. 2nd place is Asian elephant
The maximum recorded weight was 8.15 tonnes for a specimen measuring 6.8 metres (22.3 ft)
10. 1st place is African bush elephant
The maximum recorded weight was 12.25 tonnes for a specimen measuring 6 metres (19.7 ft)
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