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Mammals

172 tonnes 380K pounds
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#2Category rank 96%Weight position MediumConfidence 1Source
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Mammals

Mammals has an estimated weight of 172 tonnes. It ranks #2 of 598 in the Animals category.

Source excerpt: Mammals are hair- or fur-covered warm-blooded vertebrates whose young are born live and feed on their mothers’ mammary glands. Mammals include, but are not limited to, dogs, cats, bears, cattle, hippos, wolves, elephants, camels, deer, mice, bats, whales, and humans.

Position in category

598 Items in category 4 tonnes Category average 100 kilograms Category median 8.51 milligrams–186 tonnes Category span

Similar weight

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 172 tonnes Boeing 747 ≈180–220 tonnes Boeing Dreamlifter 181 tonnes Heaviest Blue Whale That Ever Lived ≈181 tonnes

Weight ladder

How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

172 tonnes
Vickers VC10 137 tonnes B&W CM 884WS-150 ≈140 tonnes Locomotive Engine 90.7–204 tonnes Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 172 tonnes Mammals This item 172 tonnes Boeing 747 ≈180–220 tonnes Boeing Dreamlifter 181 tonnes Heaviest Blue Whale That Ever Lived ≈181 tonnes House 90.7–181 tonnes

Weight details

Typical 172 tonnes
Minimum 172 tonnes
Maximum 172 tonnes
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

The largest mammal is the blue whale, at over 100 feet and 190 tons.

Unit conversions

Kilograms172,365 kilograms
Pounds380,000 pounds
Metric tonnes172 tonnes
Grams172,365,101 grams
Ounces6,080,000 ounces
Stones27,143 stones

Source

1 sources
List of the 15 Lightest Animals in the World weightofstuff.com · Animals · Section: Mammals · Article updated 2024-05-16
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Heaviest Blue Whale That Ever Lived ≈181 tonnes World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale 136 tonnes Whale 57.2–186 tonnes Amphicoelias Fragillimus 90.7–136 tonnes Blue whale ≈100–150 tonnes Bowhead Whale 99.8 tonnes

Frequently asked questions

How much does Mammals weigh?

Mammals typically weighs about 172 tonnes, within a recorded range of 172 tonnes.

Where does Mammals rank among Animals?

It ranks #2 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 96% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb451a7f500>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence Medium
Category Animals
Category rank #2 of 598
Weight position Heavier than 96% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID mammals
URL slug mammals

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.