5 Smallest Mammals In The World
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Mammals can be giant like the Blue Whale (around 30 metres) or tiny like the Etruscan shrew, barely about 52 mm
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Here is a list of the five smallest mammals on this planet
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The etruscan shrew, native to North America, is the smallest mammal in the world by weight, weighing around 1.8 grams and about 35-52 millimeters long
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Kitti's hog-nosed bat, also known as the bumblebee bat, weighs up to 2 grams and measures about 1.1 to 1.3 inches long
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The African pygmy mouse is one of the world's smallest rodents, weighing 3-12 grams, and measuring up to 8 cm long
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The narrow-nosed planigale, native to eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea, can weigh less than 10 grams and measure 6 cm long
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The paucident planigale, native to Australia, is one of the world's smallest mammals. They weigh about 6.9 grams and are about 80 mm long
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