Have you ever seen the smallest animals that live on our planet? Many of them are so small that, at first glance, they seem to be toy.
And the most interesting thing is that they were discovered relatively recently. This makes us think about the likelihood of existence and other similar beings, still unknown to science.
1. Chihuahua
The smallest chihuahua in the world is called Milli. Its height is 10 centimeters. It's like women's shoes with high heels.
2. The tiny rabbit
The smallest and rare species. On average, its dimensions range from 23 to 28 cm, and the weight is 450 grams.
3. Monkey marmoteet
Among primates, marmozetka is the smallest. The habitat of this species is South America. It looks like a squirrel. Marmoset is so small that it fits easily in the palm of your hand.
4. Chameleon Brookesia Micra
This chameleon lives in Madagascar. The size of his body is akin to a match, or half of a finger.
5. A tiny pony
Thumbelina. That's the name of the record-holder. A small pony brown has an increase of only 45 cm.
6. Lizard
Inhabits the Dominican Republic. The size of the lizard allows it to easily settle on a coin worth 10 US cents. In length they grow no more than 15 mm.
7. The Cat
The tiniest cat was found in Taylorville, Illinois. The male of the blue color of the Himalayan-Persian rock called Tinker grew to just 7 cm.
8. Dwarf Shark Lantern
A tiny predator can not be found often, at a depth of 440 m in the waters of South America. Do not believe it, but the size of this shark allows you to take it in the palm of your hand.
9. Etruscan Shrew
She has the smallest body weight of all mammals. As a rule, it weighs a couple of grams, and the growth is no more than four centimeters. Although it weighs a little, the amount of food absorbed by it exceeds its own body weight by a factor of 2.
10. The Royal Antelope
Her homeland is the forests of Ghana and Sierra Leone. Growth reaches no more than 25 cm and weighs no more than 2.5 kg. She does not like light very much and comes out mostly at night, so seeing her is a big rarity.
11. The Sweet-nosed Bat
On average, the growth of the bat is 30 mm, and the weight is no more than 2 grams, so its size will not frighten anyone, but rather like it.
12. Seahorse
It was discovered in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Initially, scientists thought that it was a seahorse cub, but then realized that an animal with a diameter of 16 millimeters was a fully ripe specimen.
13. Spotted turtle
The female size of the spotty turtle is no more than four centimeters, the size of the male is 3 cm larger. Found turtles in South America.
14. The Cow Manicam
Manicam, of course, does not fit in the palm of your hand, but among all cows is the tiniest. Its growth is only 61.5 cm and it is used exclusively in the household.
15. Frog of the genus Paedophryne
Having a size with a coin worth 10 cents, this frog is considered the smallest vertebrate in the world.
16. Dwarf mouse lemur
The homeland of these lemurs is Madagascar. Weight lemur is only 55 grams. His tiny body is 5 cm, but the tail is 2 times longer.
17. The salamander
The motherland of this animal is Mexico. His thin body and wide head are only 17 millimeters in size. Unfortunately, this species is endangered due to deforestation.
18. Samoan moss spider
Spiders have different shapes and sizes. But this species is the smallest in the world. In length it reaches only three millimeters.
19. California Sea Pig
Illegal fishing has made this type of pig disappearing. Cetaceans do not exceed a meter on average. Recently it became known that there were only 30 individuals left on their will.
20. A tiny snake
The house for this snake is the island of Barbados. The measurements showed that its length is only 10 cm, and the body looks like spaghetti. Part of the habitat of a tiny snake was ruined by construction work.
21. Fish of Paedocypris progenetica
This is the smallest vertebrate fish in the world. In length it is about 8 millimeters and easily fits on the finger. In addition, it is remarkable that it can live even in an acidic environment.
22. Hummingbird
Homeland hummingbird is Cuba. The weight of the bird is only 28 grams, and its eggs are equal in size to the grains of coffee. Because of its size, the hummingbird fights for survival not with other birds, but with insects.
23. A smooth-bred dwarf caiman
Cayman lives in the South American waters, trying to feed. Although his meter growth does not seem horrendous, but he is still dangerous.
24. The Long-tailed Planigal
Planigal looks like a mouse. Planigal is the smallest marsupial in the world. It has a body about 5 centimeters and about the same size of a tail. Home to it are North Australian meadows.
25. Three-toed jerboa
Three-toed jerboa is like a small ball with eyes and big legs. It weighs about a gram, and the length is not more than four centimeters.
These are such funny, lovely and interesting, and sometimes terrible creatures live on the planet. Their tiny dimensions seem to tell us how fragile the nature is and how carefully it is to treat our lesser brethren.