Below is a table with the largest (largest) vertebrates in the world, which includes the following information about them: names; mass (weight); length (height); the class/order they belong to.
| Animal | Length (height) | Mass (weight) | Class/Squad |
| up to 33 m | 150 tons and more | Mammal | |
| African bush elephant | 3,2 m | 5-6 tons and more | Proboscis |
| white rhino | 4,2-4,5 m | 4-4,5 t | Equids |
| Hippopotamus | 4,5-5,2 m | up to 4 t | |
| Giraffe | 5,5-6,1 m | 1-1,2 t | |
| Gorilla | 1,65-1,75 m | 150 kg and more | Primates |
| Proechidna | up to 1 m | 10-16 kg | Single-pass |
| Big ginger kangaroo | 1,4-1,9 m | 85-100 kg | Marsupials |
| Polar bear | 2-3 m | 400-450 kg | Predatory |
| Tiger (Bengal and Amur) | 2,3-2,5 m | up to 250-300 kg | Cat’s |
| Capybara | 1-1,35 m | up to 65 kg | Rodents |
| African ostrich | up to 2,7 m | 150 kg | |
| Andean condor | 10-15 kg | ||
| wandering albatross | 7-10 kg | ||
| A combed crocodile | 5 m or more | 500-600 kg | Reptiles |
| Komodo dragon | 2,3-2,5 m | 80-90 kg | Lizards |
| reticulated python | 4-6 m | up to 60-70 kg | |
| Anaconda | up to 5 m | up to 80-90 kg | |
| Leatherback turtle | up to 2,5 m | 600-700 kg | Turtles |
| Chinese giant salamander | 180 см | up to 70 kg | Amphibians |
| Whale shark | 12-14 m | 19-20 t | Pisces |
| 1,8 m | up to 1 t |
Примечание: данные по массе и длине приведены усредненные (по самцам или самкам – в зависимости от того, особи какого пола крупнее).