Cervids are one of the most common wild herbivores of the world. Of these moose can grow up to 2.33 m tall and weigh as much as 820 kg. The smallest of them all is the northern pudu.
Rank | Cervid | Binomial name | Known maximum mass [kg (lbs)] |
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1 | Moose | Alces alces | 820 (1808) [1] | 2.33 | ![]() |
2 | Elk | Cervus canadensis | 600 (1323)[2] | 1.6 | ![]() |
3 | Sambar | Rusa unicolor | 546 (1204)[3] | 1.6 | ![]() |
4 | Red deer | Cervus elaphus | 500 (1102)[4] | 1.4 | ![]() |
5 | Reindeer | Rangifer tarandus | 318 (701) [5] | 1.5 | ![]() |
6 | Barasingha | Rucervus duvaucelii | 280 (617) [6] | 1.3 | ![]() |
7 | White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | 232 (512) [7] | 1.2 | ![]() |
8 | Thorold's deer | Cervus albirostris | 230 (507) [8] | 1.4 | ![]() |
9 | Mule deer | Odocoileus hemionus | 210 (463) [9] | 1.2 | ![]() |
10 | Père David's deer | Elaphurus davidianus | 200 (441) [10] | 1.2 | ![]() |
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