What is being measured?
Comparison uses the midpoint of the published 3.2–4 m range. Male shoulder-height range in the Physical Description paragraph; the account summary labels this height range as length. This is a range midpoint, not a measured population mean.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- shoulder height
- Reference value
- 3.6 m
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 3.6 m
- Variant
- Adult male
- Source range
- 3.2–4 m
- What the range means
- Male shoulder-height range in the Physical Description paragraph; the account summary labels this height range as length.
Put the length in perspective
One African savanna elephant — adult male represents approximately 42.1 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
African savanna elephant — adult male · 3.6 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m