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Mammals · Ranked by top speed

Fastest Antelope, Gazelles and Wildebeest (2026)

Most of the fastest mammals on file are bovids: gazelles, antelope and wildebeest. The pronghorn is often called an antelope but belongs to its own family, so it stays on the main list and off this one.

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11 bovids, ties share a rank.

  1. 1
    Blackbuck

    Antilope cervicapra

    105km/h65.2mph29.2m/s56.7kn2.8× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  2. Tied for 2nd
    Goitered gazelle

    Gazella subgutturosa

    97km/h60.3mph26.9m/s52.4kn2.6× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  3. Tied for 2nd
    Springbok

    Antidorcas marsupialis

    97km/h60.3mph26.9m/s52.4kn2.6× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  4. 4
    Black wildebeest

    Connochaetes gnou

    90km/h55.9mph25.0m/s48.6kn2.4× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  5. Tied for 5th
    Grant's gazelle

    Gazella granti

    81km/h50.3mph22.5m/s43.7kn2.2× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  6. Tied for 5th
    Thomson's gazelle

    Gazella thomsonii

    81km/h50.3mph22.5m/s43.7kn2.2× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  7. Tied for 7th
    Blue wildebeest

    Connochaetes taurinus

    80km/h49.7mph22.2m/s43.2kn2.1× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  8. Tied for 7th
    Hartebeest

    Alcelaphus buselaphus

    80km/h49.7mph22.2m/s43.2kn2.1× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  9. Tied for 7th
    Mongolian gazelle

    Procapra gutturosa

    80km/h49.7mph22.2m/s43.2kn2.1× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  10. Tied for 7th
    Saiga

    Saiga tatarica

    80km/h49.7mph22.2m/s43.2kn2.1× Bolt
    EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
  11. 11
    Impala

    Aepyceros melampus

    47km/h29.2mph13.1m/s25.4kn1.3× Bolt
    VerifiedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)

Top speed · sourced

Mammals, sliced

Family, range and diet, with the same figures as the full ranking.

  • Mammals · Top speed

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    Fastest predators

    Hunters only: the cheetah, wild dogs, wolves and lions.

    1. 1Cheetah104km/h64.9mph29m/s56.4kn
    2. 2African wild dog70km/h43.5mph19.4m/s37.8kn
    3. 3Wolf64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn

    4 predators

  • Mammals · Top speed

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    Fastest African mammals

    Savanna sprinters and the predators that chase them.

    1. 1Cheetah104km/h64.9mph29m/s56.4kn
    2. 2Springbok97km/h60.3mph26.9m/s52.4kn
    3. 3Black wildebeest90km/h55.9mph25.0m/s48.6kn

    10 mammals

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    Fastest Asian mammals

    Mammals whose native range includes Asia.

    1. 1Blackbuck105km/h65.2mph29.2m/s56.7kn
    2. 2Cheetah104km/h64.9mph29m/s56.4kn
    3. 3Goitered gazelle97km/h60.3mph26.9m/s52.4kn

    8 mammals

  • Mammals · Top speed

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    Fastest European mammals

    Mammals whose native range includes Europe.

    1. 1Brown hare72km/h44.7mph20.0m/s38.9kn
    2. 2Wolf64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn

    2 mammals

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    Fastest North American mammals

    The pronghorn, a desert jackrabbit and the grey wolf.

    1. 1Pronghorn100km/h62.1mph27.8m/s54.0kn
    2. 2Antelope jackrabbit72km/h44.7mph20.0m/s38.9kn
    3. 3Wolf64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn

    3 mammals

  • Dogs · Top speed

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    Wild dogs vs greyhounds

    The African wild dog, the grey wolf and the greyhound record on one list.

    1. 1African wild dog70km/h43.5mph19.4m/s37.8kn
    2. 2Greyhound67.32km/h41.8mph18.7m/s36.3kn
    3. 3Wolf64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn

    3 canids

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