List of heaviest land mammals

The heaviest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which has a weight of up to 11.1 short ton. It measures 10–13 ft at the shoulder and consumes around 500 lb of vegetation a day. Its tusks have been known to reach 9 ft in length, although in modern populations they are most commonly recorded at a length of 0.6 - 0.9 m. The average walking speed of an elephant is 4.5 mph, but they can run at recorded speeds of up to 15 mph.