List of largest land carnivorans

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

List
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 bearUrsus maritimusUrsidae360-7001,0022.5-3.03.4 [1]1.60North America, Eurasia
2 Brown bearUrsus arctosUrsidae270-635751 (in the wild, possibly more)1.5-3.03.4 [2]1.53North America, Eurasia, formerly Africa
3 American black bearUrsus americanusUrsidae159-226409-500[3]1.4-2.02.41[3]1.10North America
4 TigerPanthera tigrisFelidae227-300388.78 (disputed)[4][5][6]2.5-3.94.17[7]1.32Asia
5 Lion Panthera leoFelidae190-272375 (in the wild;[8][9] disputed)[10]2.5-3.33.9[11]1.4Africa, Asia.
6 Spectacled bearTremarctos ornatusUrsidae100-190220 [12]1.2-1.92.0[13]1.0South America
7 Asiatic black bearUrsus thibetanusUrsidae90-190200 [14]1.3-1.92.0[15]1.10Asia
8 Sloth bearMelursus ursinusUrsidae90-1401921.2-1.92.0 [16]0.9Asia
9 JaguarPanthera oncaFelidae100-125160[17][18]1.6-2.52.8 [19]0.9North America, South America
10 Giant pandaAiluropoda melanoleucaUrsidae85-1201601.5-1.92.01.0Asia

See also
Wikispecies has information related to Carnivora.

References
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