Table 1.

Mammal body size classes ^56,168.

Size class	Live body weight (lbs./kg.)	Example (common name)	Example (Linnean binomen)
1	< 50/ < 23	Black muntjac	Muntiacus crinifrons
		Red brocket deer	Mazama americana
		Thompson’s gazelle	Eudorcas thompsoni
2	50–250/23–110	White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus
		Common warthog	Phacochoerus africanus
		Saiga antelope	Saiga tatarica
3	250–750/110–340	Common wildebeest	Connochaetes taurinus
		Plains zebra	Equus quagga
		Red deer	Cervus elaphus
4	750–2000/340–900	American bison	Bison bison
		African (cape) buffalo	Syncerus caffer
		Moose (elk)	Alces alces
5	2000–6000/900–2700	Black rhinoceros	Diceros bicornis
		Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius
		Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis
6	> 6000/> 2700	African elephant	Loxodonta africana
		Indian elephant	Elephas maximus