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title: "Asian elephant vs Indian rhinoceros — size, weight and speed c"
description: "Asian elephant is 1.7× Indian rhinoceros on weight. Compared on 3 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Asian elephant vs Indian rhinoceros

**Asian elephant vs Indian rhinoceros: Asian elephant is larger on weight**

Asian elephant is 1.7× Indian rhinoceros on weight.

An Asian elephant and an Indian rhinoceros can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Asian elephant | Indian rhinoceros |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 2,000–6,000 kg | 1,600–2,700 kg |
| Height | 2–3.4 m | 1.6–1.9 m |
| Length | 5–6.4 m | 3.1–3.8 m |

## What the numbers say

- Asian elephant is 1.7× Indian rhinoceros on weight.
- Asian elephant is 1.5× Indian rhinoceros on height.
- Asian elephant is 1.5× Indian rhinoceros on length.

*Weight compared.*

- Asian elephant: 2,000–6,000 kg
- Indian rhinoceros: 1,600–2,700 kg

## Asian elephant

Smaller than the African elephant, with smaller ears and only the bulls usually carrying tusks.

## Indian rhinoceros

A single-horned rhino whose folded skin looks like plate armour.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, Asian elephant or Indian rhinoceros?

Asian elephant is 1.7× Indian rhinoceros on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do Asian elephants and Indian rhinoceroses compare on height?

Asian elephant: 2–3.4 m. Indian rhinoceros: 1.6–1.9 m. Asian elephant is 1.5× Indian rhinoceros on height.

### How do Asian elephants and Indian rhinoceroses compare on length?

Asian elephant: 5–6.4 m. Indian rhinoceros: 3.1–3.8 m. Asian elephant is 1.5× Indian rhinoceros on length.

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## Sources

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/)