Largest cervids


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.
RankCervidBinomial nameKnown maximum mass
Shoulder Height
Image
1MooseAlces alces820 2.33
2ElkCervus canadensis600 1.6
3SambarRusa unicolor546 1.6
4Red deerCervus elaphus500 1.4
5ReindeerRangifer tarandus318 1.5
6BarasinghaRucervus duvaucelii280 1.3
7White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus232 1.2
8Thorold's deerCervus albirostris230 1.4
9Mule deerOdocoileus hemionus210 1.2
10Père David's deerElaphurus davidianus200 1.2
11Marsh deerBlastocerus dichotomus150 1.2