Taxa Bite force (N) Body mass (kg) Bite force source Body mass source (if different from BF) Vulpes vulpes —Red fox 532.4 4.29 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Vulpes velox —Swift fox 298.3 2.40 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Urocyon cineroargenteus —Grey fox 350.7 3.76 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Canis latrans —Coyote 1076.9 13.11 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Canis lupus —Wolf 1412.2 31.60 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Crocuta crocuta— Spotted hyena 9000.0 63.00 Binder, pers. comm. Kingdon, 1977 Fells lybica —Wild cat 369.3 4.17 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Felis Canadensis —Lynx 767.8 9.77 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Felts concolor —Cougar 1836.8 52.54 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Panthera pardus—Leopard 2268.7 40.87 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Panthera let) —Lion 41675 163.40 Thomason, 1991 Silva and Downing 1995 Chrysemys —Turtle 50.0 0.92 Sinclair and Alexander, 1987 - Pseudemys scripta —Turtle 60.0 1.00 Sinclair, 1983 - Ernys blandingii —Turtle 65.0 0.99 Sinclair, 1983 - Varanus —Varanid lizard 40.0 2.60 Sinclair and Alexander, 1987 - Caiman crocodilus — Caiman 149.0 150 Cleuren et al., 1995 - Alligator mississippiensis — Alligator 18912.0 297.00 Erickson, pers. Comm. - Tyrannosaurus rex 253123.0 5371.00 This study Farlow et al., 1995 Taxa omitted due to non-predatory behavior or other concerns Taxa omitted due to non-predatory behavior or other concerns Taxa omitted due to non-predatory behavior or other concerns Taxa omitted due to non-predatory behavior or other concerns Taxa omitted due to non-predatory behavior or other concerns Carcharhinus obscurus —Dusky shark* 2892.0 213.30 Snodgrass and Gilbert, 1967 Kohler et al., 1995 Didelphis virginiana —Possum* 373.7 4.00 Thomason, 1991 Thomason et al., 1990 Canis domesticus —Labrador retriever* 1100.0 3070 Strom and Holm, 1992 American Kennel dub standard Pongo pygmaeus —Orangutan * 3424.0 56.60 Lucas et aL, 1994 Silva and Downing, 1995 Homo sapiens —Human* 1498.0 58.40 van Eijden, 1991 Ruff, 1994 Caiman crocodilus —Caiman* 74.0 1.00 Sinclair and Alexander, 1987 - Caiman crocodilus — Caiman * 100.0 1.30 Sinclair, 1983 -