10 Smallest Animals In The World

Slender Blind Snakes

Slender Blind Snakes (Leptotyphlopidae) are considered to be the world's tiniest snakes, measuring approximately 4.3 in (11 cm) in length.

Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat

The tiniest bat is the Bumblebee Bat from Thailand and Burma, reaching just 1.1-1.6 in (30-40 mm) in length and weighing only 0.05-0.07 oz.

Bee Hummingbird

It's 2.2 in (5.7 cm) long and weighs 0.06 oz (1.8 g).

Speckled Padloper Tortoise

Males measure 2.4-3.1 in (6-8 cm), while females are significantly larger, reaching nearly 4 in (10 cm).

Etruscan Shrew

Suncus etruscus, also known as the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew and the White-toothed Pygmy Shrew, weighs only 0.04-0.1 oz.

Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur

They have an average body length of 3.6 in (92 mm) and are found in the Kirindy Mitea National Park in Western Madagascar.

Pygmy Marmoset

They are extremely little, measuring 5.5-6.3 in (14-16 cm) without the tail.

Pygmy Rabbit

The tiny Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is the world's tiniest rabbit, with a normal body length of 9.4-11.4 in (24-29 cm).

Paedocypris

Paedocypris (Paedocypris) is the smallest fish, measuring only 0.3 in (7.9 mm) in length.

Paedophryne Amauensis

They are the tiniest vertebrate, with an average body size of only 0.3 in (7.7 mm).

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