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.

Rank Cervid Binomial name Known maximum mass
[kg (lbs)]
Shoulder Height
[m]
Image
1MooseAlces alces820 (1808) 2.33
2ElkCervus canadensis600 (1323)1.6
3SambarRusa unicolor546 (1204)1.6
4Red deerCervus elaphus500 (1102)1.4
5ReindeerRangifer tarandus318 (701) 1.5
6BarasinghaRucervus duvaucelii280 (617) 1.3
7White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus232 (512) 1.2
8Thorold's deerCervus albirostris230 (507) 1.4
9Mule deerOdocoileus hemionus210 (463) 1.2
10Père David's deerElaphurus davidianus200 (441) 1.2
11Marsh deerBlastocerus dichotomus150 (330) 1.2