Queen Mab’s Stable: 7 of the Smallest Animals: Quick Facts

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A small bird with wings extended putting its beak in a flower.

Paedophryne amauensis

Leptotyphlops carlae

Mellisuga helenae

Paedocypris progenetica

Dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi).

Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)

Suncus etruscus

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