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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