thumbnail

Heaviest Animals by Type

Can you name the heaviest animal for each of these categories?
Extinct Animals are excluded
Max. Mass is the weight of the heaviest recorded specimen
Quiz by matthewdouche
Rate:
Last updated: October 8, 2022
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedOctober 8, 2022
Times taken27
Average score38.5%
Report this quizReport
4:00
Enter animal here:
0
 / 13 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Max. Mass (kg)
Type
Animal
190,000
Mammal
Blue Whale
21,500
Fish
Whale Shark
10,400
Land Animal
African Bush Elephant
2,300
Bony Fish
Ocean Sunfish
2,000
Reptile
Saltwater Crocodile
495
Mollusc
Colossal Squid
157
Bird
Ostrich
150
Cnidarian
Lion's Mane Jellyfish
64
Amphibian
Giant Salamander
39
Flighted Bird
Wild Turkey
20
Arthropod
American Lobster
0.17
Arachnid
Goliath Birdeater Spider
0.1
Insect
Goliath Beetle
+1
Level 56
Oct 9, 2022
Great quiz, although very difficult. Note that kg is the unit of mass, not weight. The heading row is correct, the caveat is wrong.