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Top 10 List:
The World's Fastest Mammals
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These maximum recorded speeds recorded for mammals are measured over various short distances. The values and list order is different from the top animal speed list as that list is based over a standard quarter-mile distance.
You may notice discrepancies between this list and the World's Fastest Animals list, which just highlights the difficulties in measuring speed, whether average or maximum recorded speeds are used, and averaged over what distance.
| Mammal | maximum recorded speed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (kph) | (mph) | notes | ||
| 1. | Cheetah - an animal built for speed. The Cheetah is indigenous to south-western Asia and Africa. | 114 | 71 | In 2009, a Cheetah from the Cincinnati Zoo set a world best time of 6.13 seconds for 100 meters. See video |
| 2. | Pronghorn antelope | 95 | 57 | |
| =3. | Blue Wildebeest (brindled gnu) | 80 | 50 | |
| =3. | Springbok | 80 | 50 | |
| =3 | Lion | 80 | 50 | |
| =6. | Brown hare | 77 | 48 | |
| =6. | Red Fox | 77 | 48 | |
| =8. | Grant's gazelle | 76 | 47 | |
| =8. | Thomson's gazelle | 76 | 47 | |
| 10. | Horse | 72 | 45 | |
Other fastest animal lists include:
- Top 10 fastest animals
- Top 10 fastest fish
- Top 10 fastest birds