Lists are somehow en vogue so we’ve put some together for you – like the 5 smallest animals in the world (to be completely honest, we should say “the five smallest animals – that we found pictures for”).

Hippocampus denise – the smallest seahorse

The Denise’s pygmy seahorse grows only 1.5 centimeters long and are named after the underwater-photographer Denise Nielsen-Tackett.

(Photo credit: CC BY SA 2.0: OJ Brett/flickr)

Brookesia micra – the smallest reptile

This chameleon – that does not have a non-scientific name (yet) – is with a maximum length of 29 millimeters the smallest known reptile. It lives only in one spot on our planet: in the North of Madagascar.

(Photo credit: CC BY 2.5: Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend, Miguel Vences)

Leptotyphlops or Tetracheilostoma carlae – the smallest snake

As thin as a spaghetti noodle, you better don’t chew on it or dip it in tomato sauce… with a maximum length of 104 millimeters it won’t satisfy your hunger anyway. If you are curious about the name: It’s discoverer Blair Hedges named it after his wife Carla Ann.

(Photo credit: (C) Blair Hedges, Pennsylvania State University)

Mellisuga helenae – the smallest bird

The bee hummingbird flies around mainly in Cuba – and can easily been overlooked as it is only about 6 centimeters long and quite fast: during one day it visits about 1,500 flowers.

(Photo credit: CC BY SA 2.0: Jônatas Cunha/flickr)

Paedophryne amauensis – the smallest frog

The smallest vertebrate – the frog Paedophryne amauensis – was found in Papua New Guinea, where it prefers to live in the leaf litter of the ground of tropical forests.

(CC BY 2.5: Rittmeyer et al. (2012)/PLoS)

Among the cutest smallest animals is the Pygmy Marmoset.

You spotted other cute, tiny animals? Share your examples with us in the comments below!