7 Smallest Creatures On Earth

SIMRAN RAJPAL

The Paedophryne amauensis is the tiniest frog in the world. They are the smallest vertebrate on this list, with an average body size of only 0.3 in (7.7 mm). They are definitely worthy of the top rank!

Paedophryne amauensis

The smallest fish is called Paedocypris (Paedocypris), and it is barely 0.3 in (7.9 mm) long.

Paedocypris

At just 4.3 inches (11 cm) in length, Slender Blind Snakes, also known as Thread Snakes (Leptotyphlopidae), are believed to be the tiniest snakes in the world.

Slender Blind Snakes

The tiniest bat is the Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), also known as the Bumblebee Bat, which is native to Thailand and Burma. Its length ranges from 1.1 to 1.6 inches (30 to 40 mm), and its weight is about 0.05 to 0.07 oz.

Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat

It weighs 0.06 oz and is 2.2 in length. These birds' nests are incredibly little, measuring only 0.8 inches broad and 1.1 inches deep, which adds to their amazing size!

Bee Hummingbird

The Speckled Padloper Tortoise, found in South Africa, is the smallest turtle in the world. The size of males is 2.4–3.1 in, while the slightly larger females can reach up to nearly 4 in.

Speckled Padloper Tortoise

The Etruscan shrew weighs only 0.04–0.1 oz. It is sometimes referred to as the White-toothed Pygmy Shrew and the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew.

Etruscan shrew