The heaviest land animals – TOP 20
Below we present the summary of the 20 heaviest land animals. The list also included animals that exist both on land and in water such as: walrus and elephant seal.
21. African buffalo – 910 kg (2000 lbs)
20. Yak – 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
19. European Bison – 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
18. Polar bear – 1,002 kg (2,209 lb)
17. Kodiak bear – 1,090 kg (2,400 lb)
16. Asian water buffalo – 1,200 kg (2,650 lbs)
15. Gaur – 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
14. American bison – 1,724 kg (3,800 lb)* in captivity
13. Saltwater crocodile – 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
12. Giraffe – 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
11. Sumatran rhinoceros – 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
10. Walrus – 2,300 kg (5,070 lb)
9. Black rhinoceros – 2,900 kg (6,400 lb)
8. Javan rhinoceros – 2,300 kg (5,070 lb)
7. Indian rhinoceros – 4,000 kg (8,820 lb)
6. Hippopotamus – 4,500 kg (9,920 lb)
5. White rhinoceros – 4,500 kg (9,920 lb)
4. Elephant seal – 5,000 kg (11,020 lb)
3. African forest elephant – 6,000 kg (13,230 lb)
2. Asian elephant – 8,000 kg (17,640 lb)
The heaviest land animal:
1. African bush elephant – 10,000 kg (22,050 lb)
