Medieval Animal Statistics

For height and weight, male animals are near the upper end of the spectrum, females nearer the lower end.

Animal	Size	Speed
Wild Animals
Auroch	53-71” at shoulder 1,550–3,300 lbs	17 mph
Barbary Lion	40” shoulder, 138” long 500-600 lbs	50 mph
Black Rat	6-8” 4-8 oz.	6 mph
Brown Bear	4’7”-9’2” 180-1320 lbs	36 mph
Feral Cat	8-12” at shoulder, 12-24” long 3-8 lbs	30 mph
Gray Wolf	30” at shoulder, 78” long without tail 51-180 lbs male	37 mph
Imperial Eagle	27-35” tall, 5’9” to 7’3” wingspan 6.3-7.5 lbs	Cruise 25 mph, Max 56 mph
Lynx	24-28” at shoulder, 28-51” long, plus 8” tail 40-66 lbs	47-50 mph
Perigrine Falcon (1)	13-23” tall, 39-47” wingspan 3.5 lbs	Cruise 56 mph Max Dive 240 mph
Red Deer (2)	39-48” at shoulder, 63-88” nose to tail 260-530 lbs	35-40 mph
Red Fox	14-18” at shoulder, 22-34’ long 7-31 lbs	31 mph
Wild Boar	3’ at shouder, 5’ long 130-220 lbs	30 mph

Domestic
Courser	60-64” at the withers 990-1,100 lbs	trot 8 mph, canter at 15 mph, and gallop 30 mph
Destrier	60-64” tall at the withers 1,300-1,600 lbs	trot 8 mph, canter at 15 mph, and gallop 25 mph
Domestic Pig	20-38” at shoulder 110-770 lbs	11 mph
Donkey	35-59” at the withers 400-500 lbs	trot 8 mph, canter at 10 mph, and gallop 15 mph
Goat	24-27” at the shoulder 135-310 lbs	15 mph
Guard Dog (3)	27-30” tall at shoulders 120-230 lbs	25 mph
Hunting Dog (4)	28” at the shoulders 60-80 lbs	45 mph
Longwool Sheep	2.5-3’ at shoulders 80-400 lbs	20 mph
Oxen	50-54” at the shoulder 1,500-3,000 lbs	2 mph
Palfrey	52-56” at the withered 800-1,000 lbs	trot 8 mph, canter at 12 mph, and gallop 20 mph
Pony	40-48” tall at withers 300-800 lbs	trot 8 mph, canter at 12 mph, and gallop 20 mph
Reindeer	3-3’9” at shouler 200-450 lbs	50 mph
Rouncy (5)	50-56” tall at withers 900-1,100 lbs	trot 8 mph, canter at 15 mph, and gallop 25 mph
Taurine Cattle	53-59” at shoulders 1,8000-2,600 lbs	25 mph