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List Of Largest Mammals
The following is a list of largest mammals by family. Tenrecs and allies (Afrosoricida) *The largest of these insectivorous mammals is the giant otter shrew (''Potamogale velox''), native to Central Africa. This species can weigh up to and measure in total length. *The larger of the two species of bibymalagasy (''Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis''), extinct tenrec relatives from Madagascar, is estimated to have weighed from 10 to 18 kilograms (21 to 40 lb). Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) *The largest species in terms of weight is the hippopotamus (''Hippopotamus amphibius''), native to the rivers of sub-Saharan Africa. They can attain a size of , long and tall. Prehistoric hippos such as '' H. gorgops'' and '' H. antiquus'' rivaled or exceeded the modern species as the largest members of the family and order to ever exist. *The longest-bodied species, and tallest of all living land animals, is the giraffe (''Giraffa sp.''), measuring up to tall to the top of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Otter Shrew
The giant otter shrew (''Potamogale velox'') is a semiaquatic, carnivorous afrotherian mammal. It is found in the main rainforest block of central Africa from Nigeria to Zambia, with a few isolated populations in Kenya and Uganda. It lives in streams, wetlands and slow flowing larger rivers. It is the Monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Potamogale''. Otter shrews are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar. They are nocturnal carnivores that feed on aquatic animals. Despite its name, the giant otter shrew is neither a true shrew (Soricidae) or otter (Lutrinae). The common name refers to their resemblance to otters with their flat face, stiff whiskers, and muscular tails, and to their overall superficial similarity to true shrews. Description The giant otter shrew is a mammal superficially similar to an otter in appearance. It is characterized by a long, flat tail, which it uses for swimming by sideways undulation like a fish. It has a muzzle covered with brist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Bison
The European bison (: bison) (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison. The European bison is the heaviest wild land animal in Europe, and individuals in the past may have been even larger than their modern-day descendants. During late antiquity and the Middle Ages, bison became extinct in much of Europe and Asia, surviving into the 20th century only in northern-central Europe and the northern Caucasus Mountains. During the early years of the 20th century, bison were hunted to extinction in the wild. By the late 2010s, the species numbered several thousand and had been returned to the wild by captive breeding programmes. It is no longer in immediate danger of extinction, but remains absent from most of its historical range. It is not to be confused with the aurochs (''Bos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervid
A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) and Capreolinae (which includes, among others reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, roe deer, and moose). Male deer of almost all species (except the water deer), as well as female reindeer, grow and shed new antlers each year. These antlers are bony extensions of the skull and are often used for combat between males. The musk deer ( Moschidae) of Asia and chevrotains (Tragulidae) of tropical African and Asian forests are separate families that are also in the ruminant clade Ruminantia; they are not especially closely related to Cervidae. Deer appear in art from Paleolithic cave paintings onwards, and they have played a role in mythology, religion, and literature throughout history, as well as in heraldry, such as red deer that appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largest Cervids
Cervids are one of the most common families of wild herbivores in the world. Of these the moose can grow up to 2.33 m tall and weigh as much as 820 kg. The smallest cervid is the northern pudu. See also * List of cervids References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubanochoerus
''Kubanochoerus'' is an extinct genus of large, long-legged suidae, suid artiodactyl mammal from the Miocene of Eurasia and Africa. Taxonomy The genera ''Libycochoerus'' and ''Megalochoerus'' were once assigned to ''Kubanochoerus'' but are now considered distinct based on dental and minor cranial details. The putative paraceratheriid genus ''Caucasotherium'', described from the Caucasus on the basis of a bone fragment with four incisors, is actually a synonym of the Middle Miocene ''Kubanochoerus gigas''. Description The largest species, the aptly named ''K. gigas'', grew to be around at the shoulder, and probably weighed up to in life. tesorosnaturales.es The heads of these pigs were unmistakable, with small eyebro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Boar
The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a Suidae, suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is now one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widespread Suina, suiform. It has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range, high numbers, and adaptability to a diversity of habitats. It has become an invasive species in part of its introduced range. Wild boars probably originated in Southeast Asia during the Early Pleistocene and outcompeted other suid species as they spread throughout the Old World. , up to 16 subspecies are recognized, which are divided into four regional groupings based on skull height and lacrimal bone length. The species lives in matriarchal societies consisting of interrelated females and their young (both male and female). Fully grown males are usually s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Forest Hog
The giant forest hog (''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni''), the only member of its genus (''Hylochoerus''), is native to wooded habitats in Africa and is one of the largest wild members of the pig family, Suidae, along with a few subspecies of the wild boar. It was first described in 1904. The specific name honours Richard Meinertzhagen, who shot the type specimen in Kenya and had it shipped to the Natural History Museum in England. Description The giant forest hog is, on average, the largest living species of suid. Adults can measure from in head-and-body length, with an additional tail length of . Adults stand in height at the shoulder, and can weigh from .Novak, R. M. (editor) (1999). ''Walker's Mammals of the World.'' Vol. 2. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. pp. 1059–1060. Kingdon, J. (1997). ''The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals.'' Academic Press Limited, London. pp. 332–333. Females are smaller than males. Females weigh a median of approximatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Eland
The giant eland (''Taurotragus derbianus''), also known as the Lord Derby's eland or greater eland, is an open-forest and savanna antelope. A species of the family Bovidae and genus ''Taurotragus'', it was described in 1847 by John Edward Gray. The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from . There are two subspecies: ''T. d. derbianus'' and ''T. d. gigas''. The giant eland is a herbivore, eating grasses, foliage and branches. They usually form small herds consisting of 15–25 members, both males and females. Giant elands are not territorial, and have large home ranges. They are naturally alert and wary, which makes them difficult to approach and observe. They can run at up to and use this speed as a defence against predators. Mating occurs throughout the year but peaks in the wet season. They mostly inhabit broad-leafed savannas, woodlands and glades. The giant eland is native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domestic Cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, Domestication of vertebrates, domesticated, Bovidae, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers. Cattle are commonly Beef cattle, raised for meat, dairy cattle, for dairy products, and for leather. As draft animals, they pull carts and List of agricultural machinery, farm implements. Cattle are considered Animal worship, sacred animals within Hinduism, and it is illegal to kill them in Cattle slaughter in India, some Indian states. Small breeds such as the miniature Zebu are kept as pets. Taurine cattle are widely distributed across Europe and temperate areas of Asia, the Americas, and Australia. Zebus are found mainly in India and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelorovis
''Pelorovis'' ("prodigious/monstrous sheep") is an extinct genus of African bovines which existed during the Pleistocene epoch. Originally believed to be a giant member of Caprinae, related to modern sheep, it is now known to be a relative of cattle and buffalos. The best known and type species is ''Pelorovis oldowayensis'', from the Early Pleistocene of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, though two others, ''P. turkanensis'' and ''P. howelli'', are currently recognised. A fourth, ''P. praeafricanus'', may exist, or it may represent the same species as ''P. oldowayensis''. "''Pelorovis''" ''antiquus'', from the Late Pleistocene-Holocene, and "P." ''kaisensis'', have since been moved into '' Syncerus'', the same genus as living African buffalo. In many respects, ''Pelorovis'' resembles the modern cattle genus, '' Bos'', and has been compared morphologically to aurochsen (''Bos primigenius''). It has been suggested that they represent the same genus, in which case ''Pelorovis'' would be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bison Latifrons
''Bison latifrons'', also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison, is an extinct species of bison that lived in North America during the Late Pleistocene epoch ranging from southern Canada to Mexico. It is noted for its large body size and its distinctive long horns. Description Because only skulls and horns of this species have been found well preserved, the size of ''B. latifrons'' is currently not clearly known. Based on leg bones, the mass of ''B. latifrons'' has been estimated to be 25-50 percent larger than that of modern ''B. bison'', making it undoubtedly one of the largest-ever ruminants. The known dimensions of the species are on average larger than any extinct and extant bovids, including both the American bison and the European bison, making it the largest known bovid. Overall, it was probably around in length and stood about or up to tall at the withers. With an estimated weight of to , ''B. latifrons'' was one of the largest ruminants ever, rivaled in mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Water Buffalo
The wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee''), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as ''Endangered'' in the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the remaining population totals less than 4,000. A population decline of at least 50% over the last three generations (24–30 years) is projected to continue. The global population has been estimated at 3,400 individuals, of which 95% live in India, mostly in Assam. The wild water buffalo is the most likely ancestor of the domestic water buffalo. Taxonomy ''Bos arnee'' was the scientific name proposed by Robert Kerr in 1792 who described a skull with horns of a buffalo zoological specimen from Bengal in northern India. The specific name ''arnee'' is derived from Hindi ''arnī'', which referred to a female wild water buffalo; the term is related to Sanskrit ''áraṇya'' ("forest") and ''áraṇa'' ("strange, foreign.") ''Bubalus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
