Animals
How tall are animals and dinosaurs? Sourced heights, drawn to scale.
Every animal here has a named source and a note saying what was measured: total height for a giraffe, shoulder height for an elephant, hip height for a dinosaur skeleton. Open a page to see the figure in both units, compare it with a person and other animals on one scale, and share or download the chart.
Animals
- African elephantThe largest living land animal.320 cm (10'6")
- Bengal tigerThe most numerous tiger subspecies.320 cm (10'6") long
- Blue whaleThe largest animal ever known to have lived.33.53 m (110'0") long
- Dromedary camelThe one-humped camel of Africa and Asia.180 cm (5'11")
- GiraffeThe tallest land animal.550 cm (18'1")
- GorillaThe largest living primate.175 cm (5'9")
- Great DaneOne of the tallest dog breeds.81.3 cm (2'8")
- Great white sharkThe largest predatory fish.609.6 cm (20'0") long
- HippopotamusAfrica's river giant.160 cm (5'3")
- LionAfrica's largest big cat.120 cm (3'11")
- MooseThe largest member of the deer family.182.9 cm (6'0")
- OstrichThe tallest and heaviest living bird.270 cm (8'10")
- Polar bearThe largest bear, at home on Arctic sea ice.170 cm (5'7")
- Przewalski's horseThe last truly wild horse.150 cm (4'11")
- Red kangarooThe largest marsupial.180 cm (5'11")
- Saltwater crocodileThe largest living reptile.500 cm (16'5") long
- White rhinocerosThe largest of the five rhino species.180 cm (5'11")
Dinosaurs
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