Can you name the smallest animal?

Etruscan Shrew The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew and the White-toothed Pygmy Shrew, weighs only 0.04–0.1 oz (1.2–2.7 g). That makes it the world's smallest mammal when measured by weight, but, at 1.4–2 in (36–53 mm), it loses out to the bumblebee bat for smallest in length.

1. Which is the smallest animal answer?
2. What is the smallest animal on record?
3. Is ant the smallest animal?
4. What are small animals called?
5. Which is the smallest fish?
6. Is the bumblebee bat the smallest mammal?

Which is the smallest animal answer?

Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus)

At less than 3 grams (0.11 ounce), this tiny shrew is the smallest mammal.

What is the smallest animal on record?

The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat or Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), with a body no bigger than a large bumble-bee. It has a head-body length of only 29-33 mm (1.14-1.29 in), a wingspan of approximately 130-145 mm (5.1-5.7 in), and a weight of 1.7-2 g (0.05-0.07 oz).

Is ant the smallest animal?

It is the ant—the commonest, the smallest but the wisest insect. The story of an ant's life sounds almost untrue. But people have kept ants as pets, and have watched their daily behaviour closely. So we know a number of facts about this tiny, hard-working and intelligent creature.

What are small animals called?

The terms “small mammals” or “pocket pets,” refer to small animals, often rodents, which are kept as pets and could fit into your pocket. Common small mammal pets include: Rats. Mice. Hamsters.

Which is the smallest fish?

In the murky blackwaters of the peat swamp forests of Southeast Asia lives the world's smallest fish, the dwarf minnow of the genus Paedocypris. This extreme environment, characterized by low oxygen and high acidity, is home to several miniaturized fish species.

Is the bumblebee bat the smallest mammal?

Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is debatably the world's smallest mammal and most definitely the world's smallest bat. Informally known as the bumblebee bat, Kitti's hog-nosed bat is about the size of a large bumblebee, weighing in at just two grams — about the weight of two Skittles.