The World’s Smallest Animals (GALLERY)

June 13, 2012

Kristin Hugo, Global Animal

Check out some of the smallest individuals and species in the phylum chordata. Of course, the smallest animals are single-celled ones, but they’re not quite as cute as these. Listed here are some of the smallest animals of their kind, including a horse, hamster, deer, dog, chameleon and frog. Each is more obscenely cute than the last.

Smallest Horse

Photo Credit: Goose Creek Farms

Name: Thumbelina

Species/Breed: Thought to be a dwarf-version of a miniature horse.

Height: 17 inches

Weight: 60 pounds

Smallest Hamster

Photo Credit: 1stfun.net

Name: PeeWee

Species/Breed: Golden Hamster

Height: 2.5 cm

Weight: <1 ounce

Smallest Deer

Photo Credit: Cuteoverload.com

Species/Breed: Northern Pudú

Height: 32-35 cm

Weight: 6.4-13.4 kilograms

Smallest dog

Name: Beyoncé

Species/Breed: Dachshund mix

Height: 6 inches

Weight: 124g (expected to weigh 1kg when fully grown)

Smallest Chameleon

Photo Credit: PLoS One

Species/Breed: Brookesia micra

Length: 16 millimeters 

Possibly the Smallest Vertebrate (animal with a backbone)

Photo Credit: Rittmeyer et al

Species/Breed: Paedophryne amauensis

Length: 7mm

Smallest Primate

Photo Credit: Itthing.com

Species/Breed: Pygmy marmoset

Weight: 4.2 ounces

Length: 5.5-6.3 inches

 

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2 Responses to The World’s Smallest Animals (GALLERY)

  1. David Fahey on Facebook June 13, 2012 at 4:03 am #

    There are no unicellular animals. I think you’re thinking of protozoans which are in one or more other kingdom(s). Tiny animals sure are cute!

    Reply
  2. Beth Chaney on Facebook June 13, 2012 at 2:26 am #

    I like them all :)

    Reply

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