Weight Comparisons -- Animals
The range of weight for living creatures is really amazing from the infinitesimal weight of a microscopic organism to the weight of a Blue Whale at 153 tons. Below are some fun comparisons of the average weight of living creatures:
Smallest insect the parasitic wasp 0.0000002 oz
Helena’s Hummingbird 0.07 oz
Pigmy shrew 0.16 oz
Average Hummingbird 0.4 oz
Mouse 0.8 oz
Giant bat 2 oz
Weasel 2.4 oz
Goliath beetle 3 oz
Mole 3.5 oz
Hamster 4.2 oz
Rat 1 lb
Chinchilla 1.5 lb
Ferret 2 lb
Chicken 7 lb
Rabbit 8 lb
Fox 14 lb
Cat 14 lb
Badger 17 lb
Bobcat 17.5 lb
Raccoon 21 lb
Beaver 59 lb
Coyote 75 lb
Porpoise 103 lb
Cheetah 128 lb
Alligator 150 lb
Chimpanzee 150 lb
Sheep 150 lb
Man 162 lb
Mountain Lion 170 lb
Seal 198 lb
Wild boar 302 lb
Llama 375 lb
Red Deer 390 lb
Polar Bear 700 lb
Moose 800 lb
Horse 950 lb
Cow 1800 lb
Walrus 1.6 short tons
African Elephant 7 tons
Blue Whale 153 tons