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How Big Is a Moose?

A moose is about 9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long. That is 3 ft 11 in (119 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). The largest member of the deer family.

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How big is a moose compared to the average man?

A moose's length is 3 ft 11 in (119 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 7.9 average men would fit inside a moose.

Moose length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A moose measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	9 ft 6 in
Inches	114 in
Centimeters	290 cm
Meters	2.9 m

Moose size facts

Moose are about 2.4 to 3.1 meters long from nose to tail.
They stand about 1.4 to 2.1 meters (4.6 to 6.9 ft) at the shoulder, taller than most people.
A bull moose's antlers can span 1.8 meters.

How does a moose compare to other things?

A moose next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Moose
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	480 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	4.39 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	3,050× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	114× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	4.2× bigger
Hippopotamus	11 ft (3.5 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
African elephant	10 ft (3.2 m)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Woolly mammoth	10 ft (3.2 m)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Basketball hoop	10 ft (3.05 m)	5.8 in (14.8 cm) bigger
Tiger	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Bottlenose dolphin	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Sunflower	9 ft 10 in (3 m)	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Goliath	9 ft 6 in (290 cm)	0 pm smaller
Lion	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Robert Wadlow	8 ft 11 in (272 cm)	7.1 in (18 cm) smaller
Komodo dragon	8 ft 6 in (260 cm) long	12 in (30 cm) smaller
Sultan Kösen	8 ft 3 in (251 cm)	1 ft 3.5 in (39 cm) smaller
Polar bear	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) long	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) smaller
Bigfoot	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Horse	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Bull shark	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Ostrich	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Manute Bol	7 ft 7 in (231 cm)	1 ft 11 in (59 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3 ft 11 in (119 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	4 ft 4 in (131 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Moose by T. Michael Keesey. See credits.