Mammals · Ranked by top speed

Fastest Asian Mammals (2026)

Mammals whose native range includes Asia, ranked by the same figures as the full list. The cheetah and the lion also appear on the African list.

8 rankedA source on every row

A view of Fastest MammalsNative toAsia

Diet

8 mammals, ties share a rank.

1
Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
105km/h65.2mph29.2m/s56.7kn2.8× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
2
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
104km/h64.9mph29m/s56.4kn2.8× Bolt
VerifiedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
3
Goitered gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa
97km/h60.3mph26.9m/s52.4kn2.6× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
Tied for 4th
Mongolian gazelle
Procapra gutturosa
80km/h49.7mph22.2m/s43.2kn2.1× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
Tied for 4th
Saiga
Saiga tatarica
80km/h49.7mph22.2m/s43.2kn2.1× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
6
Brown hare
Lepus europaeus
72km/h44.7mph20.0m/s38.9kn1.9× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
7
Wolf
Canis lupus
64km/h39.8mph17.8m/s34.6kn1.7× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)
8
Lion
Panthera leo
59km/h36.7mph16.4m/s31.9kn1.6× Bolt
EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)

How we measure

Top speed

One maximal running speed per species: a timed or filmed result outranks a speedometer or subjective estimate from the same literature review.

The ranked cheetah figure is Sharp's 29 m/s timing. Garland's 110 km/h and Wilson's 25.9 m/s hunt peak stay on the entry and do not take the rank.
Other mammals are the Table I values Garland published in 1983. Method F (film) or T (timed) is verified. Methods S, E and U are estimated.
Domestic dogs and horses are not on this list. The greyhound has its own page.
Conversions to other units are done in code from the unit the source printed. We do not store a second converted measurement.

What the labels mean

Official: Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.
Verified: Independently measured and published, for example in a peer-reviewed study or with certified timing.
Claimed: Stated by a manufacturer, owner or publication without independent timing.
Estimated: Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.
Disputed: Contested by experts or contradicted by other evidence.

Speed race

See the top two side by side at true relative speed, over 100 m or any distance.

Top speed · sourced

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

Head to head

1.6×
Cheetah vs Greyhound
A cheetah is about 1.6× faster than a greyhound.
1.3×
Cheetah vs Peregrine falcon
A peregrine falcon is about 1.3× faster than a cheetah.

Every report is read by a person, and corrections are dated on the page.