Largest cervids

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
1MooseAlces alces820 (1808) [1]2.33
2ElkCervus canadensis600 (1323)[2]1.6
3SambarRusa unicolor546 (1204)[3]1.6
4Red deerCervus elaphus500 (1102)[4]1.4
5ReindeerRangifer tarandus318 (701) [5]1.5
6BarasinghaRucervus duvaucelii280 (617) [6]1.3
7White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus232 (512) [7]1.2
8Thorold's deerCervus albirostris230 (507) [8]1.4
9Mule deerOdocoileus hemionus210 (463) [9]1.2
10Père David's deerElaphurus davidianus200 (441) [10]1.2

See also

References
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  8. Leslie, D.M. (2010). "Przewalskium albirostre (Artiodactyla: Cervidae)". Mammalian Species. 42 (1): 7–18. doi:10.1644/849.1.
  9. Petersen, David (Nov./Dec., 1985). "North American Deer: Mule, Whitetail and Coastal Blacktail Deer". Mother Earth News. Ogden Publications, Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2012. Odocoileus hemionus, Animal Diversity David Burnie (1 September 2011). Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 978-1-4053-6233-7. "Deer (Family Cervidae)". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  10. "Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)". Deer. Gland, Switzerland: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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