While the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest when it’s diving, there are a lot of really fast animals… but the top ten includes one bat, one cat, one fish, and seven birds. Here are their speeds measured in miles per hour:

1. Peregrine Falcon: ~240 mph (386 kph) – while diving
2. Golden Eagle: ~199 mph (320 kph) – while diving
3. White-throated Needletail: ~105 mph (169 kph) – level flight
4. Eurasian Hobby: ~100 mph (161 kph) – while diving
5. Mexican Free-tailed Bat: ~99 mph (159 kph) – level flight
6. Frigatebird: ~95 mph (153 kph) – level flight
7. Spur-winged Goose: ~88 mph (142 kph) – level flight
8. Gray-headed Albatross: ~79 mph (127 kph) – level flight
9. Cheetah: ~70 mph (113 kph) – fastest land animal
10. Sailfish: ~68 mph (109 kph) – fastest fish