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Miniature Creatures · TOP 6
Smallest Vertebrates on Earth
Compares the wondrous scales of vertebrates that evolved to be extremely small, challenging our perspective.
- METHOD
- Ranked by average adult mass
- Estimated time
- 4 MIN
- MODELS
- 6
Microcebus berthae
Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur
The world's smallest primate, about the size of a popsicle stick excluding its tail.
- Average mass
- 0.031 kg
- Size
- 28.6 cm
Mellisuga helenae
Bee Hummingbird
The smallest bird in the world, lighter than a single standard coin.
- Average mass
- 0.002 kg
- Size
- 7.2 cm
Suncus etruscus
Etruscan Shrew
The smallest known extant mammal by mass, with a heart beating up to 25 times per second.
- Average mass
- 0.002 kg
- Size
- 2.9 cm
A tiny trace is hiding somewhere in this scene.
Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat
The mammal with the smallest skeleton, about the size of a large bumblebee when folded.
- Average mass
- 0.002 kg
- Size
- 1.8 cm
Brookesia nana
Nano-Chameleon
The world's smallest reptile, with a fully grown body the size of a single sunflower seed.
- Average mass
- 0.001 kg
- Size
- 1.4 cm
Paedophryne amauensis
Amau Frog
The world's smallest known vertebrate, fitting comfortably on a small dime with room to spare.
- Average mass
- 0 kg
- Size
- 9.5 mm
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