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Elk
Elk has an estimated weight of 170–499 kilograms. It ranks #130 of 598 in the Animals category.
Source excerpt: The Elk, also commonly referred to as wapiti, ranks as the second-largest species within the deer family, Cervidae. Elk are also the largest terrestrial mammals in North America, Central, and East Asia.
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The average weight range of all the different elk species is between 392 and 1,096 pounds (178-497 kg) for adult males and 375-624 pounds (170-283 kg) for adult females.
Unit conversions
| Kilograms | 499 kilograms |
| Pounds | 1,100 pounds |
| Metric tonnes | 0.499 tonnes |
| Grams | 498,952 grams |
| Ounces | 17,600 ounces |
| Stones | 78.6 stones |
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How much does Elk weigh?
Elk typically weighs about 170–499 kilograms, within a recorded range of 170–499 kilograms.
Where does Elk rank among Animals?
It ranks #130 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 70% of items in the dataset.
Where do these weight figures come from?
The data comes from 2 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-07-25.
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