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5 smallest mammals source science
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etruscan shrew 1.8 gram the etruscan
shrew wins out as the smallest mammal
its body is only four centimeters long
and it lives in many places from europe
and north africa to southeast asia the
insectivore consumes twice its weight
each day and hunts prey of its own size
this shrew is also famous for its
incredibly high pulse rate of 1500 plus
heart beats per minute
kit is hog nosed bat 2 gram this is the
smallest of all known bats with a length
of 3.2 centimeters so it is around the
size of a bumble bee it lives in caves
in burma and thailand in groups of up to
500 individuals the flying insectivore
only leave the cave to hunt for about
half an hour every morning and evening
pygmy jaboa 3.8 gram a body length of
only 4.4 centimeters makes the pygmy
jaboa from pakistan difficult to spot it
is even more difficult to catch
using its long hind legs it can jump
several meters at a time across the
desert sand keeping its balance by means
of its eight centimeters long tail
planigale marsupial 4.3 gram the genus
planet gale are the smallest of
marsupials found in australia and new
guinea a modest six centimeters long the
marsupial mouse has an unusually flat
skull much wider than it is high the
animal uses this to get its head into
cracks in the ground in search of prey
african pygmy mouse 7.5 gram this rodent
only 5.5 centimeters long is common in
very dry regions of sub-saharan africa
it has to work hard to get enough water
in these arid areas piling up small
stones in front of its cave as darkness
falls
overnight the stones collect you which
the animal drinks in the morning
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marsupial mouse::noun | Spocien Dictionary

marsupial mouse

noun

any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats

Type	Words
Synonyms	marsupial rat, pouched mouse
Type of	dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial

How to pronounce marsupial mouse in English?

marsupial mouse::noun | Spocien Dictionary

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