Top 10 Tallest in the World

Sl No Name of the Average Height Scientific Name 1 Giraffe 4.3 to 5.8 meters Giraffa camelopardalis (14 to 19 feet) 2 Elephant 4 meters Loxodonta africana (African) (13 feet) Elephas maximus (Asian) 3 Ostrich 2.7 meters Struthio camelus (9 feet) 4 2.1 to 3 meters Ursus arctos (7 and 10 feet) 5 Moose 1.5 to 2 meters Alces alces (5 and 6.5 feet) 6 Dromedary camel 2 meters Camelus dromedarius (6.5 feet) 7 1.8 meters Equus caballus (6 feet) 8 Bison 1.8 meters Bison (6 feet) 9 Rhinoceros 1.8 meters Rhinocerotidae (6 feet) 10 African Buffalo 1.5 meters Syncerus caffer (5 feet)

Top 10 Fastest Animals in the World

Sl No Name of the Animal Average Speed Scientific Name 1 120.7 km / 75 m per hour Acinonyx jubatus

2 88.5 km / 55 m per hour Antilocapra americana

3 88 km / 55 m per hour Antidorcas marsupialis

4 Quarter Horse 88 km / 54.7 m per hour Equus caballus

5 80.5 km / 50 m per hour Connochaetes

6 80.5 km / 50 m per hour Panthera leo

7 80 km / 50 m per hour Antilope cervicapra

8 Hare 80 km / 50 m per hour Lepus

9 Greyhound 74 km / 46 m per hour Canis lupus familiaris

10 Kangaroo 71 km / 44 m per hour Macropodidae

Top 10 Largest Animals in the World

Sl Category Name of the Average Weight Scientific Name No Animal 1 Mammals Blue Whale 190 tons Balaenoptera musculus

2 Land Animal African elephant 12.25 tons 3 Reptile Saltwater 2,370 pounds or Crocodylus porosus) Crocodile 1075 kg 4 Amphibian Chinese giant 10 pounds or 70 kg Andrias davidianus salamander 5 Rodent Capybara 143 pounds or 65 kg Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris 6 Largest Snake Giant Anaconda 550 pounds or 250 Eunectes murinus kg 7 Lizard 200 pounds or 91 kg Varanus komodoensis 8 Arthropod Japanese Spider 42 pounds or 19 kg Macrocheira kaempferi Crab 9 Insect Titan Beetle 3.5 ounces or 100 Titanus giganteus grams 10 Ape Gorilla 500 kg Gigantopithecus blacki

Top 10 Smallest Animals in the World

Sl No Name of the Animal Average Size Scientific Name 1 Virgin Island dwarf 0.6 inch Sphaerodactylus parthenopion sphaero 2 Nosy Hara Leaf 1 inch Brookesia micra Chameleon 3 Kitti's hog-nosed bat 1.1 inches Craseonycteris thonglongyai 4 Etruscan shrew 1.5 inches Suncus etruscus 5 Baluchistan pygmy 1.7 inches Salpingotulus michaelis jerboas 6 Speckled padloper 2.4 inches Homopus signatus tortoises 7 Williams' dwarf 3.0 inches Lygodactylus williamsi gecko 8 Madame Berthe's 3.6 inches Microcebus berthae mouse lemur 9 Barbados 4.1 inches Leptotyphlops carlae threadsnake 10 Pygmy marmosets 4.6 inches Cebuella pygmaea