The smallest animal in the world - what is it?To answer this question more in detail, it is necessary to understand which group of animals will be discussed.Systematics and classification of living organisms on Earth - a loose concept: among the mammals have their baby, and among insects, reptiles, amphibians and fish - their own.It's all relative.That is why consideration should be given several champions.
Who in the world is the smallest?
According to the latest entomologists on the planet still exists the smallest animal.This rider - a parasitic insect that lives in the bodies of beetles and bugs.Its Latin name - Dicopomorpha echmepterygis.Dimensions of these parasites males ranged from 0.12 to 0.14 mm.Imagine these creatures in size even less certain protozoa!Females are larger than those of their male riders in 1.5-2 times.These tiny parasites just do that live on the larvae of other insects, such as psocoptera.
The smallest animal in organics
If we look at the organic world of nature as a whole, the smallest is the creation of so-called mycoplasma.By the way, she and the animal can not be named.This is one of the types of living matter of the organic world, is a simple single-celled organism.Microbiologists have studied this matter and come to the conclusion that it does not even have a cell nucleus!So little creature.The size of these protozoa ranges from 0.3 to 0.8 microns.Despite its tiny size, it is capable of mycoplasma cause serious harm to human health.The fact that this bacterium is the causative agent of the disease, leading to complications genitourinary, circulatory and immune systems.
most miniature amphibian in the world
exist in the world's smallest frog with the Latin name Paedophryne.Its length is only 7.5 mm.Scientists have also found a large fish, reaching 11.3 mm!As in the case of parasitic wasps, these female frogs 1.5-2 times larger than males.According to many experts, the frog paedophryne - this little cute animal, its beauty can not be compared with other amphibians.Color these babies - brown, making them virtually invisible on the ground, and the leaves on the trees.
among bats Baby
Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat - the smallest animal among bats mammals.Meet this creature in nature is almost impossible, because the bat is carefully hidden life.The length of the baby calf is only 3 cm, weight - about 2 grams These dimensions make it easy to confuse the bat insects.Spout this creature resembles a pig nose and the head is large and takes up a third of the entire length of the calf.Wings of her relatively wide and long.Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bat has a gray or brown color calf with a light belly.
Tiny shrew
If we continue to talk about the smallest mammals of the world, the second after svinonosoy bat is the Etruscan shrew, pygmy white-toothed shrew or.The maximum length of her torso and no more than 5 cm, weight - 1.8 g white-toothed shrew - very mobile and active creation, have an increased metabolism.It makes her eat the amount of food to twice its own weight!Unfortunately, now tiny pygmy white-toothed shrew in some countries are under threat of extinction.
smallest reptile
smallest animals in the world - it is truly amazing creatures!They are almost impossible to see in the wild with the naked eye.But it is necessary to look at them as unconsciously a feeling of tenderness and at the same time joy for those crumbs.Photos of animals presented in our article.One of these creatures is a tiny chameleon called small brookesia.Its scientific name - Brookesia minima.Most tiny lizard on the planet reaches a length of no more than 1.2 cm. It inhabits the tropical charm of Madagascar, but to see that the chameleon is not so simply!The fact that he, like the rest of the chameleon in the world, capable of skillfully disguise: a chameleon changes color of their skin, blending with the environment.
miniature jellyfish and chips fish
The smallest jellyfish in the world, lives in the waters of the Pacific Ocean (near the shores of Australia).The scientists who discovered this species, dubbed it Irukandji jellyfish.Outwardly, it resembles a white transparent bell and its dimensions do not exceed 25 mm (tentacles - 1 mm to 1 m!).Despite the fact that this jellyfish - baby, it can paralyze or even kill a person: the composition of the venom of this creature is still not fully understood, and therefore not invented and the specific antidote.The smallest fish in the world unanimously recognized the fish called Paedocypris progenetica.Its favorite habitats - peat bogs, waste streams and quiet pools.To meet this creation is possible in Indonesia.Females of these fishes do not exceed the length of 10.2 mm.Scientists have classified these creatures as a species belonging to the family of carp fish.
Little beautiful animals
Russia in our country and live their tiny establishment, which is simply impossible to be silent.For example, among the birds crumbs considered goldcrest.The body length of this bird does not exceed 10 cm, and weighs 10 In spite of its small size, the bird from a distance resembles a sparrow.Russian ornithologists involved statistics birds Yellow-wren noted as quite a rare species in our country.Basically, it can be found in the Krasnodar region.The smallest fox in Russia is Korsak.The length of this animal - 50 cm, and the height at the withers - 30 cm. Korsak lives in the southern regions of Tatarstan and in the European part of Russia until the Volgograd.Photos animals described in this paragraph in this article are not represented.
