Dwarfs and giants in the world of animals

In our world there are many different kinds of living creatures -.. Crawl, fly, jump, swim, etc. During the long history of our planet's evolution plenty of "play" with some kinds of animals, spreading the representatives of the same class or unit on either side of the size spectrum . So amazing game of nature - both large and small animals in our collection.

Snakes

Snake species Tetracheilostoma carlae - very small, adults can reach only 10 cm in length. Green anaconda slightly shorter than the longest snakes (retics), but still reach an average of 4, 5 m in length and weigh 55 kg.

Monkey

Pygmy marmosets - the smallest monkeys in the world, reaching a length of only 15 cm They weigh about 120 Mandrills -. The largest species of monkeys, males weigh about 36 kg, but can be as high as 54 kg.

Horses

Falabella horse breeds - the smallest, they weigh only 18 kg. Shire - on the contrary, the largest horse breed weighing up to 1090 kg.

Whales

Dwarf sperm whale - the smallest whale, its length is about 2, 7 m, and weight - 250 kg. The blue whale is considered to be not only the largest whale, but also the largest animal in the world - about 30 meters long and nearly 180 450 kg weight!

Birds

The smallest bird in the world - hummingbirds, it weighs only 2 grams. A very large bird (though flightless) is considered to be an ostrich - 115 kg. On the other hand, it is not surprising that ostriches can not fly - with such a title!

Pisces (excluding sharks)

Fish species Paedocypris progenetica -. The smallest on the ground, its length is about 1 cm moon fish, on the contrary, it can rightfully be called the greatest - on average, the representatives of this kind of reach a weight of 995 kg and a length of 4, 2 meters from one fin to the another.

Sharks

Shark species Etmopterus perryi - the smallest on the planet, its length is about 17 cm The largest sharks in the ocean are considered whale -. An average of 9, 7 m long and weighing 9,000 kg (large white shark reaches 4 to 5 m in length and weight to 905 kg).

Wild cats

The smallest - rusty cats: about 1, 15 kg and 65 cm in length. Well, the biggest wild cat is, of course, the tiger - about 380 kg and a length of 3, 5 m.

Butterflies

Wingspan butterfly type Brephidium exilis is only 1 to 2 cm, and Queen Alexandra ptitsekrylki - almost 25 cm.

Crabs

Crab-pea (Pinnotheres pisum) got its name, as you might guess from the fact that they are the size of a pea. This is a parasite that can be found in oysters. But Japanese spider crab boasts swing jaws 3 to 6 meters and weighing more than 18 kg.

Rabbits

Pygmy rabbit - the smallest, averaging about 450 Continental giant rabbits reaching an average of 6-9 kg, but the biggest in the history of was a little less than 22 kg or more 1 to 2 m in length.

Spiders

Patu marplesi - tiny spider half a millimeter, which is almost impossible to see. A Heteropoda maxima - a type of spiders that you hardly ever want to see firsthand - the scope of their paws up to 30 cm.

Octopus

Octopus species Octopus wolfi reaches about 1 to 2 cm in length and weighs 1 gram. A giant octopus weighs 54 kg and up to 6 meters across the body, although the largest representative of this type in the history weighed 136 kg and reaches 9 meters across the torso.

Bats

Svinonosye bats - the smallest of its kind, and perhaps of all mammals. The scope of their wings - only 12 cm, and they weigh about 20 g large flying fox, on the contrary, the biggest bats. They can weigh only 1, 1 kg, but have a wingspan of 1 to 5 m.

Shell

Five kinds of Waldo kind of shellfish, probably the smallest in the world, their length is less than 5 mm. Giant clam knowingly called giant - its length is 1, 2 m, and weight - 205 kg.

Dolphins

Maui Dolphins - the smallest of all, about 1, 6 m in length and a little more than 45 kg. Killer whales - the largest species dolphins: Average length - 7 5 m, and weight - about 5900 kg.

Turtles

Spotted turtles - the smallest, about 9 cm in length and weighing only 110 g Leatherbacks - the largest, their length is 2, 13 meters, and weight - 450 kg, but the largest representative of this kind in the history weighed 907 kg at the the length of the body.

Fox

Fenech - the smallest representatives foxes weighing only 1, 13 kg and a height of 20 cm Ordinary foxes -. The largest, they reach a weight of 13 kg and a height of 50 cm.

Frogs

With a length of only 0, 76 cm frog species Paedophryne amauensis - the smallest (and not only the frogs, but also vertebrates). Goliath frog - the largest in the world, it grows up to 30 cm and weighs 3, 18 kg.