![]() Because of this feat, it is ranked the fastest animal on the planet relative to its body size. It can fly at 43 km/h (27 mph).Ġ.7 mm long mite endemic to Southern California, tracked running up to 322 body lengths per second, equivalent to a human running at around 2,092 km/h (1,300 mph). The Australian tiger beetle, Cicindela eburneola, is one of the fastest running insects in the world relative to body size, which has been recorded at 6.8 km/h (4.2 mph) or 171 body lengths per second. The Japanese flying squid can glide for 3 seconds over 30 metres. Many of these species "fly" out of the water to escape danger. Members of Loliginidae and Ommastrephidae ![]() The pursuit maneuver used by male Hybomitra hinei wrighti, measured by interpolation of slow-motion cinematography. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less some have been clocked at speeds up to 88.5 km/h (55.0 mph). The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. ![]() Pigeons have been clocked flying 92.5 mph (148.9 km/h) average speed on a 400-mile (640 km) race.įastest land-animal, fastest feline, the cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 96.6 km/h (60.0 mph) in under three seconds, though endurance is limited. The frigatebird's high speed is helped by its having the largest wing-area-to-body-weight ratio of any bird. It has been claimed to have the fastest horizontal speed (as opposed to stoop diving speed) of any animal. Īssuming the maximum size at 58 cm, its relative speed clocks at 186 body lengths per second during its hunting swoop, the equivalent of a human running at 170 m/s (560 ft/s).Īssuming the maximum size at 1.02 m, its relative speed clocks at 66–87 body lengths per second, the equivalent of a human running at 60–80 m/s (197–262 ft/s). While stooping, the peregrine falcon soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 320 km/h (200 mph). The peregrine achieves its highest velocity not in horizontal level flight, but during its characteristic hunting stoop (vertical flight). The peregrine falcon is the fastest aerial animal, fastest animal in flight, fastest bird, and the overall fastest member of the animal kingdom. The cheetah, the fastest land mammal, scores at only 16 body lengths per second, while Anna's hummingbird has the highest known length-specific velocity attained by any vertebrate. macropalpis is far in excess of the previous record holder, the Australian tiger beetle Cicindela eburneola, which is the fastest insect in the world relative to body size, with a recorded speed of 1.86 metres per second (6.7 km/h 4.2 mph), or 171 body lengths per second. The equivalent speed for a human, running as fast as this mite, would be 1,300 mph (2,092 km/h). On this basis the 'fastest' organism on earth, relative to its body length, is the Southern Californian mite, Paratarsotomus macropalpis, which has a speed of 322 body lengths per second. When drawing comparisons between different classes of animals, an alternative unit is sometimes used for organisms: body length per second. Among the fastest animals in the sea is the black marlin, with uncertain and conflicting reports of recorded speeds. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird, and the fastest member of the animal kingdom, with a diving speed of 389 km/h (242 mph). This is a list of the fastest animals in the world, by types of animal. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. ![]()
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