Discovering the World's 7 Tiniest Animals

Bee Hummingbird

Smallest bird at 5-6 cm.

Paedophryne amauensis

Smallest frog at 7.7 mm.

Etruscan Shrew

Smallest mammal by mass.

Smallest shark at 42 cm.

Dwarf Lantern Shark

Smallest clam at 1 cm.

Sphaerium minutum

Microscopic, 0.5-1.2 mm.

Tardigrade

Some nudibranchs, millimeters long.

Tiny Mollusks

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