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Global Animal Guide

Order Artiodactyla

Artiodactyla is a taxonomic order in the class Mammalia. Global Animal Guide profiles 51 of its members: Giraffe, Pygmy Hippopotamus, Blue Whale and 48 more. The table compares them using the figures on each profile.

Artiodactyla species compared

Size, speed, lifespan, native range and conservation status of Artiodactyla species
Animal Weight Length Top speed Lifespan Native to Status
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis 1,200 kg 5.5 m 60 km/h 25 yrs Africa Vulnerable
Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis 240 kg 1.6 m 30 km/h 35 yrs Africa Endangered
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus 150,000 kg 30 m 50 km/h 85 yrs Oceans Endangered
Cow Bos taurus 700 kg 2.5 m 35 km/h 20 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America Domesticated
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 40,000 kg 16 m 35 km/h 65 yrs Oceans worldwide Vulnerable
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 300 kg 3 m 35 km/h 45 yrs Oceans Least Concern
Okapi Okapia johnstoni 250 kg 2.2 m 60 km/h 30 yrs Africa Endangered
Orca Orcinus orca 5,000 kg 8 m 56 km/h 60 yrs Oceans Data Deficient
Reindeer Rangifer tarandus 120 kg 2 m 80 km/h 15 yrs Asia, Europe, North America Vulnerable
Elk Cervus canadensis 320 kg 2.7 m 72 km/h 15 yrs North America, Asia Least Concern
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas 1,400 kg 4.5 m 22 km/h 50 yrs Asia, Europe, North America, Oceans Near Threatened
Red Deer Cervus elaphus 180 kg 2.1 m 70 km/h 15 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America Least Concern
Wild Boar Sus scrofa 90 kg 1.5 m 40 km/h 14 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania Least Concern
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae 30,000 kg 15 m 27 km/h 80 yrs Oceans Least Concern
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 50,000 kg 22 m 40 km/h 85 yrs Oceans worldwide Vulnerable
Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus 250 kg 2.3 m 80 km/h 20 yrs Africa Least Concern
Domestic Pig Sus scrofa domesticus 100 kg 1.5 m 17 km/h 15 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America Domesticated
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus 90 kg 1.8 m 48 km/h 11 yrs North America Least Concern
Domestic Goat Capra hircus 50 kg 1 m 16 km/h 15 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America Domesticated
Saiga Antelope Saiga tatarica 40 kg 1.2 m 70 km/h 8 yrs Asia, Europe Critically Endangered
Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis 700 kg 3 m 48 km/h 25 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America Endangered
Domestic Sheep Ovis aries 80 kg 1.2 m 40 km/h 12 yrs Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America Domesticated
Pronghorn Antilocapra americana 50 kg 1.4 m 90 km/h 10 yrs North America Least Concern
Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius 1,500 kg 4 m 30 km/h 45 yrs Africa Vulnerable
Muskox Ovibos moschatus 300 kg 2.2 m 60 km/h 20 yrs North America Least Concern
Warthog Phacochoerus africanus 80 kg 1.4 m 48 km/h 15 yrs Africa Least Concern
Narwhal Monodon monoceros 1,600 kg 5 m 10 km/h 50 yrs North America, Europe, Asia, Oceans Least Concern
Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii 25 kg 1 m 80 km/h 12 yrs Africa Near Threatened
Llama Lama glama 130 kg 1.8 m 45 km/h 20 yrs South America Domesticated
Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis 100 kg 1.7 m 30 km/h 12 yrs North America Least Concern
Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus 80 kg 1.5 m 25 km/h 12 yrs North America Least Concern
Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis 40 kg 1.5 m 88 km/h 10 yrs Africa Least Concern
Alpaca Vicugna pacos 70 kg 1.4 m 35 km/h 20 yrs South America Domesticated
Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 7,000 kg 9 m 35 km/h 45 yrs Oceans worldwide Least Concern
Vicuña Vicugna vicugna 50 kg 1.5 m 50 km/h 15 yrs South America Least Concern
Guanaco Lama guanicoe 100 kg 2 m 55 km/h 20 yrs South America Least Concern
White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus 90 kg 1.8 m 48 km/h 10 yrs North America, South America Least Concern
Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra 40 kg 1.2 m 80 km/h 12 yrs Asia Least Concern
Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus 250 kg 2 m 50 km/h 15 yrs Asia Least Concern
Kirk's Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii 5 kg 60 cm 40 km/h 10 yrs Africa Least Concern
Camel Camelus dromedarius 600 kg 3 m 65 km/h 45 yrs Africa, Asia Least Concern
American Bison Bison bison 1,000 kg 3 m 55 km/h 18 yrs North America Near Threatened
Moose Alces alces 540 kg 2.7 m 56 km/h 20 yrs North America, Europe, Asia Least Concern
Collared Peccary Dicotyles tajacu 20 kg 90 cm 35 km/h 12 yrs North America, South America Least Concern
Dall Sheep Ovis dalli 80 kg 1.4 m 50 km/h 14 yrs North America Least Concern
Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus 12 kg 80 cm 40 km/h 12 yrs Africa Least Concern
Vaquita Phocoena sinus 50 kg 1.5 m 35 km/h 20 yrs North America, Oceans Critically Endangered
Yak Bos grunniens 600 kg 3.3 m 40 km/h 22 yrs Asia Vulnerable
Impala Aepyceros melampus 60 kg 1.5 m 90 km/h 12 yrs Africa Least Concern
Ibex Capra ibex 100 kg 1.5 m 50 km/h 16 yrs Europe Least Concern
Urial Ovis vignei 90 kg 1.5 m 60 km/h 12 yrs Asia Vulnerable

Figures are typical adult maxima from each profile; follow a profile for ranges, sources and context.

Profiles

Families in the order Artiodactyla