The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ranked in accordance to their maximum mass.
Rank | Common name | Scientific name | Family | Image | Average mass (kg) |
Maximum mass (kg) |
Average length (m) |
Maximum length (m) |
Shoulder height (m) |
Native range by continent |
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1 | Polar bear | Ursus maritimus | Ursidae | 360-700 | 1,002 | 2.5-3.0 | 3.4 [1] | 1.60 | North America, Eurasia | |
2 | Brown bear | Ursus arctos | Ursidae | 270-635 | 751 (in the wild, possibly more) | 1.5-3.0 | 3.4 [2] | 1.53 | North America, Eurasia, formerly Africa | |
3 | Liger | (Panthera leo x Panthera tigris). | Felidae | 320-550 | 550 | 3-3.6 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
4 | American black bear | Ursus americanus | Ursidae | 159-226 | 409-500[3] | 1.4-2.0 | 2.41[3] | 1.10 | North America | |
5 | Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | 227-300 | 388.78 (disputed)[4][5][6] | 2.5-3.9 | 4.17[7] | 1.32 | Asia | |
6 | Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | 190-272 | 375 (in the wild;[8][9] disputed)[10] | 2.5-3.3 | 3.9[11] | 1.4 | Africa, Asia. | |
7 | Spectacled bear | Tremarctos ornatus | Ursidae | 100-190 | 220[12] | 1.2-1.9 | 2.0[13] | 1.0 | South America | |
8 | Asiatic black bear | Ursus thibetanus | Ursidae | 90-190 | 200[14] | 1.3-1.9 | 2.0[15] | 1.10 | Asia | |
9 | Sloth bear | Melursus ursinus | Ursidae | 90-140 | 192 | 1.2-1.9 | 2.0 [16] | 0.9 | Asia | |
10 | Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae | 100-125 | 160[17][18] | 1.6-2.5 | 2.8 [19] | 0.9 | North America, South America | |
11 | Giant panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Ursidae | 85-120 | 160 | 1.5-1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Asia |