Monday, April 04, 2005

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

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