The lesser of two weasels
Only the smallest mammalian carnivore.
It is a carnivorous rodent, dining on insects (such as grasshoppers), worms, spiders, centipedes, mantis, scorpions, snakes, and even other mice.
The southern grasshopper mouse has around a 3.5 to 5.0 inches (8.9–12.7 cm) long body
[Least weasel] Average body length in males is 130 to 260 mm (5 to 10 in), while females average 114 to 204 mm (4.5 to 8.0 in)
It’s known for taking down prey larger than itself and I think holds the record for biggest disparity of weight predator to prey.
Well, if you want to head that way, there’s Etruscan shrew. Less than 2 grams of weight and 4 cm of length.
I assumed they meant carnivora
That’s definitely not the world’s smallest carnivore, but it is a small carnivore
They probably meant carnivore mammal.
Edit: it’s the smallest species of the carnivora order. So not the “smallest carnivore”, but “smallest carnivorian”.
Right? Shit, we got single-cell carnivores in this world.
Any less weasel and BAM, got yourself a mouse.
Best mustelid. It’s incredible that they are able to take rabbits as prey. And their strategy is absolutely amazing: confusion. They do their weasel war dance and the rabbit doesn’t know what the fuck is going on until its neck is in the tiny mouth of a creature 1/10th its size.
An absolute unit.
The Leasel
you can have
… I can has?
It’s so cute!holy shit, I didn’t think there was anything smaller than a stoat in that family
A quantum of stoat.
Average body length in males is 130 to 260 mm, while females average 114 to 204 mm.
Males weigh 36 to 250 g, while females weigh 29 to 117 g.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_weaselLove it!
Minimum Viable Predator
Isn’t that a stoat
It’s less than a stoat
Aka long hamsterat
