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At 8 kilometres (5 mi) across, and estimated at 100,000 years old, [3] it may be one of the largest and oldest clonal colonies on Earth. [4] [5] [6] Among animals, the largest species are all marine mammals, specifically whales. The blue whale is believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived. [7]
Pages in category "Lists of largest animals" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The largest of the ants, and the heaviest species of the order, are the females of the African Dorylus helvolus, reaching a length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) and a weight of 8.5 g (0.30 oz). [1] The ant that averages the largest for the mean size within the whole colony is a ponerine ant, Dinoponera gigantea , from South America, averaging up to 3.3 cm ...
However, the heaviest species in this family is the blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi), with a total length of up to 1.5 m (4.91 ft), a SVL of 51–76 cm (30 in) and a mass of up to 14 kg (31 lb) [76] [77] It is the eighth-heaviest and largest extant lizard. [78]
The definition of "longest-living" used in this article considers only the observed or estimated length of an individual organism's natural lifespan – that is, the duration of time between its birth or conception, or the earliest emergence of its identity as an individual organism, and its death – and does not consider other conceivable ...
This is a list of the largest rodents. Rank Common name Scientific name Status Maximum body mass ... 30 kg (66 lb) 8: Crested porcupine: Hystrix cristata : Extant:
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
The largest member of the extinct order Cimolesta was probably Coryphodon, which was about 1 metre (3.3 ft) at shoulder height and 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in body length and may have weighed up to 700 kg (1,500 lb) in the largest species. [137] The largest member of the extinct order Dinocerata (commonly known as Uintatheres) was Eobasileus. It was ...