Which is the smallest mammal ?

The smallest mammal is the shrew. They look like mice but are much smaller. They weigh about 2-3 grams! It grows to a length of 1.5 inches and has a tail of about an inch. The shrew also has the shortest life-span of a mammal. They live for only a year or so.

Few people have seen the shrew as they are mostly in hiding. Shrews have a great appetite. In fact they have the greatest appetites amongst all mammals. They can eat its own weight in a single meal. In fact we should say that, a greedy man eats like a shrew not like a pig as we generally say.