List of largest land carnivorans explained

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)	width=150pt	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		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^[4]	1.10	North America
5	Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae		227-300	388.78 (disputed)^[5] ^[6] ^[7]	2.5-3.9	4.17^[8]	1.32	Asia
6	Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae		190-272	375 (in the wild;^[9] ^[10] disputed)	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
12	Cougar	Puma concolor	Felidae		53.1–71	105.2 (Verified)^[20] 125.2 (Unverified)^[21]	1.5–2.4^[22]	2.8^[23]	53–88^[24]	North and South America
13	Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae		30–65.8^[25] ^[26]	108^[27]	1.6–2.3^[28]	2.75^[29] ^[30]	44–78^[31]	Africa, Europe and Asia
14	Gray wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae		14–65^[32]	79^[33] 86^[34] 103 ^[35]	1.4-1.90^[36]	2.13^[37] -2.5^[38] ^[39]	97	North America and Eurasia
15	Spotted hyena	Crocuta crocuta	Hyaenidae		44.5–63.9	81.7-90	95–1.6	1.79	70–91.5	Africa
16	Brown hyena	Parahyaena brunnea	Hyaenidae		37.7–40.2	72.6	1.44^[40]	1.70	70–80	Africa
17	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae		36.7–54.1^[41] ^[42]	69^[43]	1.5–2.3^[44]	2.5^[45] ^[46] ^[47]	77–94^[48]	Africa, Asia
18	Sun bear	Helarctos malayanus	Ursidae		25-65^[49] ^[50] ^[51]	68.3	1.0–1.40	1.50	70	Asia
19	Striped hyena	Hyaena hyaena	Hyaenidae		26-41	55	85–1.30	1.50	60–80	Africa, Asia
20	Snow leopard	Panthera uncia	Felidae		42^[52]	53.8^[53]	1.6–2.1^[54]	2.5^[55] ^[56]	60–66^[57]	Asia
21	Red wolf	Canis rufus	Canidae		23-39	40^[58]	1.2-1.65^[59]	1.7 ^[60]	80	North America
22	Eurasian lynx	Lynx lynx	Felidae		17.4–21.7	38^[61]	80–1.3^[62]	1.5^[63] ^[64]	60–71^[65]	Asia, Europe
23	Eastern wolf	Canis lycaon	Canidae		23-30	36.7^[66]	0.91-1.65	1.8^[67]	70	North America
24	Maned wolf	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Canidae		20-30	36^[68]	1.5-1.8 ^[69] ^[70]	1.9 ^[71]	107	South America
25	African wild dog	Lycaon pictus	Canidae		20-30^[72]	36^[73]	1.10-1.40^[74]	1.5 ^[75]	75	Africa
26	Coyote	Canis latrans	Canidae		8-20	33.91^[76]	1.0-1.3^[77]	1.5 ^[78]	70	North America
27	Wolverine	Gulo gulo	Mustelidae		7-27,5	32^[79] ^[80] ^[81] ^[82] ^[83]	65-1.09	1.10	36-45	North America, Eurasia
28	European badger	Meles meles	Mustelidae		6–7.95	27.2	60–90	1.10	25–30	Eurasia
29	Bobcat	Lynx rufus	Felidae		6.4–18.3	22.2 (Verified)^[84] 27 (Unverified)^[85]	47.5–1.25	1.30	30–60	North America
30	Clouded leopard	Neofelis nebulosa(diardi)?	Felidae		16–23^[86]	26	1.2–1.6^[87]	1.9^[88]	46–56^[89]	Asia
31	Dhole	Cuon alpinus	Canidae		10-21	25	0.9-1.3 ^[90]	1.45 ^[91]	56	Asia
32	Ethiopian wolf	Canis simensis	Canidae		11-19	20^[92]	1.1-1.4^[93]	1.45 ^[94] ^[95]	62	Africa
33	Canada lynx	Lynx canadensis	Felidae		5-17	20	73-1.07	1.20	48-56	North America

See also

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

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