Talk:List of heaviest land mammals

Elephant Seal
How much time does a "land animal" need to spend on land? Hippos are in water 80% of the time. The two species of Elephant Seals are large enough to be on this list, and spend weeks at a time on land. Tsunami3 (talk) 19:01, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Seals are considered as marine animals. They're fully depended on aquatic life for survival. Although hippo spend 70-80% in water, 90% of their food source is on land. Water buffalos, elephants and rhinos are also heavily depended on water but they too rely on land for food. Ishan87 (talk) 14:19, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Should humans be tied for number 10?
This person weighed 1,400 lbs.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Brower_Minnoch — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nemoscis (talk • contribs) 23:53, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Average weight is the main factor here Ishan87 (talk) 14:20, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Why are there two conflicting pounds columns?
The Notes column contains pound values, but there is already a pounds column with different numbers. What does this mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.36.95.158 (talk) 04:28, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

New Project?
I for one, would find it very interesting to see what the list would look like if we expanded the countdown to 15 or 20.

Good idea. Now I extended it to 15. I can stretch it to 20 if you guys want Ishan87 (talk) 14:25, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

African Forest Elephant
This is a separate species to both African Elephant and Asian Elephant; surely this should be in the top ten? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.54.181.194 (talk) 15:39, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

They're the 3rd largest, so I corrected it Ishan87 (talk) 14:26, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

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Very bad list
This list is very wrong, for example the maximum weigth of the elephant is over 10000kg and hipoppotamus is much heavier than giraffe, I suggest to make another entire list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.48.210.235 (talk) 16:23, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

I updated the list. What's your thought on it now? Ishan87 (talk) 14:20, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Pathetic list
I'm asking you guys to leave this to professionals like me, there is so many wrong sizes in this list, I will make this list much better

Lots and lots of wrong information. Pathetic article
The hippos are not this small, the african buffalos are not this big, the gaurs are not this small you have not used reputable sources for your information either 27.97.249.40 (talk) 13:23, 4 December 2021 (UTC) Hippos are listed in the right place. Weight estimations vary. I didn't change anything that is claimed in the original page of the specific animal.

Almost all wrong, false information
Gaurs are the largest bovids, how can their ranges be less than water buffalos? The weight of the water buffalos is grossly exaggerated, please correct it 27.97.249.40 (talk) 13:26, 4 December 2021 (UTC) Gaurs are smaller in some regions

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A new better list
So I created this list in a book I've been writing, which includes the average weight and maximum weight ever reported for each land mammal megafauna species. I found the most reliable sources, and I included the elephant seals, the seal lion and walrus in this list which live on land as much as hippos do. I think this is the best list possible for this page.


 * 1- African Savanna Elephant 4000kg to 9000kg, maximum: 12250kg. Family: Elephantidae
 * 2- Asian Elephant 2750kg to 5400kg, maximum: 8000kg. Family: Elephantidae
 * 3- African Forest Elephant 1200kg to 4000kg, maximum: 6000kg. Family: Elephantidae
 * 4- Southern Elephant Seal 1814kg to 4000kg, maximum: 5000kg. Family: Phocidae
 * 5- White rhinoceros 1800kg to 3600kg, maximum: 4530kg. Family: Rhinocerotidae
 * 6- Common hippopotamus 1500kg to 3600kg, maximum: 4500kg. Family: Hippopotamidae
 * 7- Indian rhinoceros 1800kg to 2700kg, maximum: 4000kg Family: Rhinocerotidae
 * 8- Northern Elephant Seal 1500kg to 2300kg, maximum: 3700kg Family: Phocidae
 * 9- Black rhinoceros 800kg to 1400kg, maximum: 2896kg Family: Rhinocerotidae
 * 10- Walrus 800kg to 1700kg, maximum: 2500kg Family: Family: Odobenidae
 * 11- Javan rhinoceros 900kg to 2300kg Family: Rhinocerotidae
 * 12- Cattle: 272kg to 1500kg, maximum: 2267kg. Family: Bovidae
 * 13- Sumatran Rhinoceros 500kg to 1000kg, maximum: 2000kg Family: Rhinocerotidae
 * 14- Giraffe: 1000kg to 1700kg, maximum: 1930kg Family: Giraffidae
 * 15- European bison: 400kg to 920kg, maximum: 1900kg Family: Bovidae
 * 16- American bison: 460kg to 1000kg, maximum: 1724kg Family: Bovidae
 * 17- Horse: 380kg to 1000kg, maximum: 1524kg Family: Equidae
 * 18- Gaur: 585kg to 1500kg Family: Bovidae
 * 19- Wild Water Buffalo: 600kg to 1200kg, Family: Bovidae
 * 20- Steller Sea Lion: 450kg to 1120kg. Family: Otariidae
 * 21- Water buffalo: 300kg to 550kg, maximum: 1000kg+. Family: Bovidae
 * 22- Polar bear: 350kg to 700kg, maximum: 1002kg. Family: Ursidae
 * 23- Yak: 305kg to 1000kg. Family: Bovidae
 * 24- African Buffalo: 250kg to 1000kg Family: Bovidae
 * 25- Gaial: 600kg to 1000kg Family: Bovidae
 * 26- Giant Eland: 400kg to 1000kg Family: Bovidae
 * 27- Bactrian Camel: 300kg to 1000kg Family: Camelidae
 * 28- Wild Bactrian Camel: 600kg to 1000kg (?) Family: Camelidae
 * 29- Dromedary: 400kg to 1000kg (?). Family: Camelidae
 * 30- Common Eland: 400kg to 942kg, maximum: 1000kg Family: Bovidae

109.48.219.173 (talk) 14:59, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

If no one opposites then I'm going to change it.