There is an enormous range of animal species on planet Earth. These come in all shapes and sizes, from the really tiny to the extremely huge
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Here is a list of some of the smallest animals on Earth
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The American shrew mole is the world's smallest species of mole. Their body is 69-84 mm long
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Tasmanian pygmy possum weighs 7 to 10 grams. Its head and body are on average 70 mm long
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Paucident planigale is a small marsupial. Its name means "few teeth" and it only has two premolars in each row. Its head and body are between 60 and 80mm long
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With a length of 75 mm, narrow-nosed planigale, found in Australia, is a vicious predator. It kills insects and small lizards
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The African pygmy mouse's body is 60-80 mm long. The animal is found in Sub-Saharan Africa
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At 29 to 33 mm in length, the Kitti's hog-nosed bat is the tiniest animal on the planet. Its skull is also the smallest of any mammal's
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Etruscan shrew, also known as the white-toothed pygmy, is about 36 to 52 mm long. It weighs 1.5 to 2 grams