Eightinchesisaboutthebiggestadults I haveforthislist.
We'relookingatsomeofthemostimpressivelytinyanimalsourwildandWonderfulWorldhastoofferforthesakeofdiversitywillbelookingatthesmallestexamplesofanimalsfrom a widevarietyofspeciesandrankingthembasedontheimpressionthatthey'resmallstaturemakeswhencomparedtotheirpeers.
It's oneofthepygmypossumsandanabsolutelybeautifulcreaturenobiggerthan a mouse.
Wecurrentlyknow a fivelivingpygmypossumspeciesand a numberofothersthathavesincegoneextinct.
ThesremainingspeciescouldbefoundspreadacrosspartsofAustralia, IndonesiaandPapaNewGuineaandweighanywherebetween 10 and 50 gramswith a lengthof 2 to 4.7 incheseach.
Specieshassomethinguniquetoseparatethemfromtheirpeers, beit a longtailor, inthecaseoftheWesternpygmypossum, a tonguethat's absurdlylongforitssmallsizethingthatwouldreallythreatenthemis.
Mostfrogsundergonumbertwo, thepygmyjerboa, alsoknownastheBaluchistanPygmyjerboaandyourboyyoucansortofthinkofas a furrylittlerodentversionof a Tyrannosaurusrex.