Ranked list · 15 species
Heaviest animals
The heaviest animals in this database, ranked by recorded adult body weight. First is the whale shark at 12 t.
The top eight
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
Giant squid
Architeuthis dux
Lion
Panthera leo
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Common ostrich
Struthio camelus
The full ranking
| # | Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | Rhincodontidae | Endangered | 12 t |
| 2 | Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Lamnidae | Vulnerable | 1.09 t |
| 3 | Polar bear | Ursus maritimus | Ursidae | Vulnerable | 450 kg |
| 4 | Giant squid | Architeuthis dux | Architeuthidae | Least Concern | 272.2 kg |
| 5 | Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | Vulnerable | 157 kg |
| 6 | Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | Endangered | 150 kg |
| 7 | Giant panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Ursidae | Vulnerable | 117.5 kg |
| 8 | Common ostrich | Struthio camelus | Struthionidae | Least Concern | 107.5 kg |
| 9 | Komodo dragon | Varanus komodoensis | Varanidae | Endangered | 70 kg |
| 10 | Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Felidae | Vulnerable | 37.6 kg |
| 11 | Wandering albatross | Diomedea exulans | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable | 8.19 kg |
| 12 | Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 4.74 kg |
| 13 | Western barn owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | Least Concern | 580 g |
| 14 | Atlantic puffin | Fratercula arctica | Alcidae | Vulnerable | 376 g |
| 15 | Common vampire bat | Desmodus rotundus | Phyllostomidae | Least Concern | 32.5 g |
How is this list worked out?
Ranked by mean recorded adult body mass. Where a source gives separate male and female weights, their mean is used. Species with no recorded weight are left out, so a heavier animal may be missing.
The ranking covers only species currently on file with a recorded value. It is recomputed on every data build.