在广袤的生物世界里，大自然创造出了无数种生命形态，其中不乏一些令人难以置信的微型奇迹。今天我们要探索的就是这样一个小小的传奇——世界上最小的哺乳动物。这些小型哺乳动物不仅以其娇小的身形和独特的生态位而闻名，更因其对生态系统的重要性和科学研究的价值而备受关注。

世界上最小的哺乳动物是什么？

世界上最小的哺乳动物是一种名为“侏儒鼩”（Etruscan shrew）的小型啮齿类动物，学名是Suncus etruscus。这种动物原产于非洲西部至巴哈马东部及巴哈马东部至美国东部及巴哈马东部至中国东部及马来西亚西部西部之间的地区，以及加拿大东部至美国东部及加拿大东部至百慕大东部及加拿大东部至日本东部及加拿大东部至加勒比东部之间，以及马来西亚西部东部至马来西亚东部西部西部至马来西亚东部东部西部至马来西亚东部东部东部之间，以及中国东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部之间，以及日本东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部之间，以及马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部至马来西亚东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东部东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