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The Top 10 Smallest Land Animals In The World includes:
1. Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus)
Size: 36–52mm long
Weight: as little as 1.5g
2. Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemu
Size: 92 mm long
Weight: around 30g
3. Kitti’s Hog-Nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)
Size: Averaging between 1.1-1.3 inches (2.8-3.3 centimeters)
4. Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Size: Averaging 9.25-11.6 inches (23.5-29.5 centimeters)
5. Virgin Island Dwarf Sphaero (Sphaerodactylus ariasae)
Size: Just 0.6 inches (1.5 centimeters) long
6. Monte Iberia Eleuth Frog (Eleutherodactylus Iberia)
Size: Approximately 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) in size
7. Barbados Threadsnake (Leptotyphlops carlae)
Size: Grows to only about 4.1 inches (10.4 centimeters) on average
8. Brookesia Micra Chameleon
Size: Grows to be just over 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) long
9. Pygmy Seahorse
Size: Can grow up to just 2cm
10. Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa
Size: One of the smallest rodents measuring around 4.4 cm (1.7 inches)
These animals showcase the incredible diversity and adaptability of life on Earth, with some species being so tiny that they can easily fit on a human finger.
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