The speed of animals – mammals Top 10
Everyone probably knows that the fastest mammal is the cheetah. Which mammal takes pride of the second place? That you probably don’t know 🙂 In the table below we present nearly 100 of the world’s fastest mammals. You will find there running, swimming and… flying mammals.
A table containing list of over 130 of the world’s fastest animals (mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, insects, etc.) can be found in the article: The fastest animals Top 10.
A separate statement was dedicated the fastest birds in the world: The fastest birds Top 10.
The fastest mammals – Top 10
chart speed [km/h]
![The fastest mammals TOP 10 [km/h]](https://dinoanimals.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Fastest-mammals-kmh.jpg)
The fastest mammals – Top 100
| No | Animal | Top Speed [km/h] | Top speed [mph] | Where |
| 1 | Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) | 120 | 75 | land |
| 2 | Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) | 100 | 62 | land |
| 3 | Free-tailed bat | 97 | 60 | air |
| 4 | Thomson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) | 94 | 59 | land |
| 5 | Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) | 89 | 55 | land |
| 6 | Quarter Horse | 88 | 55 | land |
| 7 | Serval (Leptailurus serval) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 8 | Wildebeest (Connochaetes) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 9 | Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 10 | Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 11 | Caracal (Caracal caracal) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 12 | Cougar (Puma concolor) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 13 | Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) | 80 | 50 | land |
| 14 | Hare | 80 | 50 | land |
| 15 | Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) | 76 | 47 | land |
| 16 | Virginia deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 75 | 47 | land |
| 17 | Dog Greyhound | 74 | 46 | land |
| 18 | Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) | 72 | 45 | land |
| 19 | Elk, Wapiti (Cervus canadensis) | 72 | 45 | land |
| 20 | African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) | 71 | 44 | land |
| 21 | Kangaroo (Macropus) | 70 | 44 | land |
| 22 | Gray wolf (Canis lupus) | 70 | 44 | land |
| 23 | Onager (Equus hemionus) | 69 | 43 | land |
| 24 | Coyote (C. latrans) | 69 | 43 | land |
| 25 | Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) | 68 | 42 | land |
| 26 | Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) | 65 | 40 | land |
| 27 | Jaguar (Panthera onca) | 65 | 40 | land |
| 28 | Common dolphin | 65 | 40 | water |
| 29 | Zebra (Equus) | 65 | 40 | land |
| 30 | Camel (Camelus) | 65 | 40 | land |
| 31 | Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) | 64 | 40 | land |
| 32 | Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) | 64 | 40 | land |
| 33 | Mongolian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus) | 64 | 40 | land |
| 34 | Donkey/ass (Equus africanus asinus) | 64 | 40 | land |
| 35 | Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) | 61 | 38 | land |
| 36 | Hyena | 60 | 37 | land |
| 37 | Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) | 60 | 37 | land |
| 38 | Lion (Panthera leo) | 60 | 37 | land |
| 39 | Amur leopard | 60 | 37 | land |
| 40 | Leopard (Panthera pardus) | 58 | 36 | land |
| 41 | Jackal | 57 | 35 | land |
| 42 | Common rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) | 57 | 35 | land |
| 43 | Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) | 56 | 35 | land |
| 44 | Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) | 56 | 35 | land |
| 45 | Dog Whippet | 56 | 35 | land |
| 46 | American bison (Bison bison) | 56 | 35 | land |
| 47 | Wild boar (Sus scrofa) | 56 | 35 | land |
| 48 | Killer whale/orca (Orcinus orca) | 56 | 35 | water |
| 49 | Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) | 55 | 34 | water |
| 50 | Moose (Alces alces) | 55 | 34 | land |
| 51 | Bobcat (Lynx rufus) | 55 | 34 | land |
| 52 | Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 50 | 31 | land |
| 53 | Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) | 48 | 30 | land |
| 54 | Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) | 48 | 30 | land |
| 55 | Domestic cat (Felis catus) | 48 | 30 | land |
| 56 | White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) | 48 | 30 | land |
| 57 | Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) | 48 | 30 | land |
| 58 | Tapir | 48 | 30 | land |
| 59 | Blue whale | 48 | 30 | water |
| 60 | Llama (Lama glama) | 45 | 28 | land |
| 61 | Human | 44.72 | 27.79 | land |
| 62 | African elephant (Loxodonta africana) | 40 | 25 | land |
| 63 | Chimpanzee | 40 | 25 | land |
| 64 | Gorilla | 40 | 25 | land |
| 65 | California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) | 40 | 25 | water |
| 66 | Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) | 39 | 24 | water |
| 67 | Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) | 38 | 24 | land |
| 68 | Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) | 35 | 22 | land |
| 69 | Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) | 35 | 22 | water |
| 70 | Chipmunk | 33 | 21 | land |
| 71 | Gray Squirrel (Sciurius carolinensis) | 32 | 20 | land |
| 72 | Mongoose | 32 | 20 | land |
| 73 | Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) | 30 | 19 | water |
| 74 | Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) | 30 | 19 | land |
| 75 | Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) | 30 | 19 | land |
| 76 | Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) | 30 | 19 | land |
| 77 | Squirrel | 25 | 16 | land |
| 78 | Mule | 24 | 15 | land |
| 79 | Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) | 24 | 15 | land |
| 80 | Raccoon (Procyon lotor) | 24 | 15 | land |
| 81 | Beluga, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) | 22 | 14 | water |
| 82 | Lemur katta (Lemur catta) | 19 | 12 | land |
| 83 | Elephant Seal | 19 | 12 | water |
| 84 | Pig (domestic) | 18 | 11 | land |
| 85 | Domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) | 17 | 10 | land |
| 86 | Chicken | 14 | 9 | land |
| 87 | House mouse | 13 | 8 | land |
| 88 | Rat | 13 | 8 | land |
| 89 | Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) | 10 | 6 | land |
| 90 | Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) | 9 | 5 | water |
| 91 | Sloth | 1.9 | 1.2 | land |
The fastest mammals – Top 10
chart speed [mph]
![The fastest mammals TOP 10 [mph]](https://dinoanimals.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Fastest-mammals-mph.jpg)
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