Size comparison: Palaeoloxodon namadicus vs human

Size comparison between Palaeoloxodon namadicus and human.

Palaeoloxodon namadicus is considered to be potentially the largest land mammal to have existed on Earth, ahead of Paraceratherium. However, his size estimates were made on femur bones that were partial. Fossils with more complete skeletons give lower estimates: 4.5 meters at shoulder level against 5 meters for the high estimate.

Like the elephant, Palaeoloxodon namadicus comes from the Proboscidea family. This animal lived during the Upper Pleistocene, 700,000 years ago.

Name	Palaeoloxodon namadicus	Human
Scientific name	Palaeoloxodon namadicus	Homo sapiens
Species	Mammal	Primate
Geologic period	Pleistocene	Neogene
Locations	Asia	Worldwide
Living environment	-	Various
Appearance	-774 thousand years	-300 thousand years
Extinction	-129 thousand years	-
Existence	645 thousand years	300 thousand years
Height	12 feet 17 (5 meters 30)	5 feet 9 (1 meter 80)
Length	26 feet 3 (8 meters)	-
Weight	22,000 kg (48,500 lbs)	85 kg (187 lbs)
Maximum speed	-	12.5 mph
Life expectancy	-	75 years
Population	-	7.55 billion
Total generations (having lived)	-	10 thousands
Total population (having lived)	-	100.8 billion