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The heaviest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which has a weight of up to 10.1 t (11.1 short tons).It measures 10–13 ft at the shoulder and consumes around 230 kg (500 lb) of vegetation a day.
The African bush elephant, also known as the Savanna elephant is one of three members of the family Elephantidae, in which it is the largest member. [7] They are native to a large part of sub-Saharan Africa, [8] and are characterized by their large size, huge ears, long trunk with two finger-like processes and large ivory tusks. [9]: 124 [10]
Category: Lists of largest animals. ... List of heaviest land mammals; ... This page was last edited on 23 April 2021, at 20:48 (UTC).
Rank Common name Scientific name Family Image Average mass (kg) Maximum mass (kg) Average length (m) Maximum length (m) Shoulder height (m) Native range
The largest dinosaurs, and the largest animals to ever live on land, were the plant-eating, long-necked Sauropoda. The tallest and heaviest sauropod known from a complete skeleton is a specimen of an immature Giraffatitan discovered in Tanzania between 1907 and 1912, now mounted in the Museum für Naturkunde of Berlin. It is 12–13.27 m (39.4 ...
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The largest living land animal, the African bush elephant, is a herbivore. This is a list of herbivorous animals, organized in a roughly taxonomic manner. In general, entries consist of animal species known with good certainty to be overwhelmingly herbivorous, as well as genera and families which contain a preponderance of such species.
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