Largest cervids

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Cervids are one of the most common families of wild herbivores in the world. Of these the moose can grow up to 2.33 m tall and weigh as much as 820 kg. The smallest cervid is the northern pudu.

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Rank Cervid Binomial name Known maximum mass
[kg (lbs)]
Shoulder Height
[m]
Image
1MooseAlces alces820 (1808) [1]2.33
2ElkCervus canadensis600 (1323)[2]1.6
3SambarRusa unicolor546 (1204)[3]1.6
4Red deerCervus elaphus500 (1102)[4]1.4
5ReindeerRangifer tarandus318 (701) [5]1.5
6BarasinghaRucervus duvaucelii280 (617) [6]1.3
7White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus232 (512) [7]1.2
8Thorold's deerCervus albirostris230 (507) [8]1.4
9Mule deerOdocoileus hemionus210 (463) [9]1.2
10Père David's deerElaphurus davidianus200 (441) [10]1.2
11Marsh deerBlastocerus dichotomus150 (330) [11]1.2
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