Largest cervids explained

Cervids are one of the most common wild herbivores of the world. Of these moose can grow up to 2.33 m tall and weigh as much as 820 kg. The smallest of them all is the northern pudu.

Rank	Cervid	Binomial name	Known maximum mass [kg (lbs)]	Shoulder Height [m]	Image
1		Alces alces	820 (1808) ^[1]	2.33
2		Cervus canadensis	600 (1323)^[2]	1.6
3		Rusa unicolor	546 (1204)^[3]	1.6
4		Cervus elaphus	500 (1102)^[4]	1.4
5		Rangifer tarandus	318 (701) ^[5]	1.5
6		Rucervus duvaucelii	280 (617) ^[6]	1.3
7		Odocoileus virginianus	232 (512) ^[7]	1.2
8		Cervus albirostris	230 (507) ^[8]	1.4
9		Odocoileus hemionus	210 (463) ^[9]	1.2
10		Elaphurus davidianus	200 (441) ^[10]	1.2

See also

• List of cervids

References

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