Het recordboek

Typical adult weight. Where a record-breaking individual is known, it's in small print.

1. 1🐋Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculus · record: 160,000 kg149,000 kg
2. 2🐾Bowhead whaleBalaena mysticetus · record: 100,000 kg80,000 kg
3. 3🐾Fin whaleBalaenoptera physalus · record: 75,000 kg38,800 kg
4. 4🐾Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae · record: 35,000 kg30,000 kg
5. 5🐋Gray whaleEschrichtius robustus · record: 35,000 kg27,300 kg

The same adult weights, from the other end. Only animals that have been weighed can compete.

1. 1🕷️Pholcus phalangioidesPholcus phalangioides28 mg
2. 2🕷️Peucetia viridansPeucetia viridans0.16 g
3. 3🕷️Phidippus johnsoniPhidippus johnsoni0.17 g
4. 4🕷️Black house spiderBadumna insignis0.2 g
5. 5🕷️Giant house spiderEratigena atrica0.2 g

Typical adult body length. Groups measure length differently — the profile page says how.

1. 1🪼Praya dubiaPraya dubia46 m
2. 2🐋Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculus30 m
3. 3🦑Giant squidArchiteuthis dux20 m
4. 4🐋Sei whaleBalaenoptera borealis19 m
5. 5🐾Fin whaleBalaenoptera physalus18 m

Top speed in a sprint. Only a handful of animals have been properly clocked.

1. 1🐆CheetahAcinonyx jubatus104 km/h
2. 2🐎HorseEquus ferus caballus64 km/h
3. 3🐺Grey wolfCanis lupus62 km/h
4. 4🐺Spotted hyenaCrocuta crocuta60 km/h
5. 5🐆LeopardPanthera pardus58 km/h

The oldest known individual of each species.

1. 1🐚Arctica islandicaArctica islandica507 years
2. 2🐟Greenland sharkSomniosus microcephalus · record: 392 years392 years
3. 3🐾Bowhead whaleBalaena mysticetus211 years
4. 4🐚GeoduckPanopea generosa · record: 100 years168 years
5. 5🐢Aldabra giant tortoiseAldabrachelys gigantea · record: 187 years152 years

Adult brain mass in grams. For brain size against body size, see below.

1. 1🐾Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalus7,818 g
2. 2🐾Fin whaleBalaenoptera physalus7,111 g
3. 3🐋Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculus6,729 g
4. 4🐾Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae6,439 g
5. 5🐋OrcaOrcinus orca5,726 g

Bite force in newtons, measured on live animals or estimated from skulls.

1. 1🐗Wild boarSus scrofa3,370 N
2. 2🐊Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticus3,043 N
3. 3🐻‍❄️Polar bearUrsus maritimus2,121 N
4. 4🦁LionPanthera leo1,768 N
5. 5🦍Western gorillaGorilla gorilla1,723 N