Table 3 Resting metabolic rates of 20 large mammals compiled by Sieg et al.16, along with 4 bears and the giant panda.
From: Field metabolic rates of giant pandas reveal energetic adaptations
Common name | Mass (kg) | RMR (KJ/day) |
|---|---|---|
Grizzly bear (RMR)12 | 166 | 37,172 |
Polar bear (RMR)12 | 239 | 24,567 |
Sloth bear (RMR)11 | 67 | 3778 |
Black bear (RMR)10 | 60 | 7414 |
Giant panda (RMR)15 | 110 | 7775 |
Jaguar | 50 | 5011 |
White tailed deer | 51 | 5181 |
Ribbon seal | 55 | 8893 |
Red deer | 58 | 7351 |
Bighorn sheep | 67 | 10,313 |
Homo sapiens | 68 | 5999 |
American badger | 76 | 10,214 |
Arabian oryx | 84 | 8324 |
Caribou | 85 | 13,171 |
Lion | 98 | 7593 |
Water buck | 100 | 11,958 |
Llama | 115 | 8447 |
Sea lion | 122 | 19,097 |
Eland | 125 | 13,380 |
Tiger | 138 | 10,746 |
Wildebeest | 140 | 13,355 |
Harp seal | 150 | 13,100 |
Bottlenose dolphin | 166 | 24,849 |
Ass | 178 | 13,037 |
Cow | 193 | 15,126 |
