Seven of the Tiniest Creatures on Earth

PYGMY RABBIT

This adorable rabbit is the smallest of its kind, weighing just 4-7 ounces and reaching only 9-11 inches long. Despite its size, it's a feisty herbivore with powerful hind legs for hopping through sagebrush meadows in the western United States.

MADAME BERTHE'S MOUSE LEMUR

This adorable lemur is the smallest known primate, weighing a mere 1.1 ounces and measuring 3-3.5 inches long. With big eyes and a soft, gray coat, it's a nocturnal tree-dweller found in the rainforests of Madagascar.

PAEDOPHRYNE AMAUENSIS FROG 🐸

This minuscule amphibian is the smallest frog in the world, measuring just 0.3 inches long. Found in the leaf litter of the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, it's a secretive creature that spends most of its time hidden underground.

BEE HUMMINGBIRD

This dazzling jewel of the tropics is the smallest bird in the world, weighing only 0.14 ounces and measuring 2-2.4 inches long. Its wings beat an incredible 80 times per second, allowing it to hover in mid-air as it sips nectar from flowers. Found in Cuba and the Isle of Pines.

PAEDOCYPRIS FISH 🐟

This microscopic marvel is the smallest fish in the world, measuring a mere 0.3 inches long. Found in the peat swamps of Indonesia, it's perfectly adapted to its acidic, oxygen-poor environment with specialized breathing organs.

HOG-NOSED BAT

This unique bat is known for its flattened, pig-like snout, which it uses to sniff out insects in the leaf litter of Southeast Asian rainforests. Weighing just 0.07 ounces and measuring 1.2 inches long, it's one of the smallest bats in the world.

SPECKLED PADLOPER TORTOISE

This miniature reptile is the smallest tortoise species in the world, reaching only 2-3 inches long. Its speckled shell and yellow markings camouflage it perfectly in the dry scrublands of South Africa.

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