The World's Smallest Mammals, by average mass.
Number 5. Narrow-nosed planigale. These have an average weight of 5.2 grams. They have a wide range of inland habitats. They are found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Number 4. Long-tailed planigale. Averaging 4.2 grams. This is the smallest Marsupial Mammal in the world. This elusive marsupial lives in Savannah woodlands and floodplains in the North of Australia.
Number 3. Baluchistan pygmy jerboa
Weighing 3.2 grams on average. This tiny rodent can be found in the deserts of Pakistan. Here they move about by hopping.
Number 2. Bumblebee Bat. Also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat. Weighing 2 grams on average. These tiny bats can be found in western Thailand and southeast Myanmar. There they occupy limestone caves along rivers.
Number 1. Etruscan shrew. Weighing 1.8 grams on average. This little fella lives in warm, damp climates across Europe, Africa and Asia. Between the latitudes of 10°N and 30° North.
By Binomial Name:
5. Planigale tenuirostris
4. Planigale ingrami
3. Salpingotulus michaelis
2. Craseonycteris thonglongyai
1. Suncus etruscus
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