Body length1.3 tenths m
1.4 hundredthsRV lengths
1.7 hundredthsTape measure lengths
29.9 sextillionthsCarina Nebula widths
Syrian hamster, nose to rump
Photo by Ricky Kharawala on Unsplash
Hamster
The tiny rodent that logs marathon miles on a wheel each night/Small Animals
Syrian hamsters are nocturnal hoarders that can stuff their cheek pouches with food equal to their own body mass. On a wheel, they routinely cover 8 km per night. Despite their cuddly reputation, those incisors never stop growing, and a startled hamster will absolutely let you know it.
Measurements
Body mass3 hundredths kg
3 quadrillionMimivirus particles
455 millionthsRed kangaroos
385 billionthsSpace Shuttle orbiters
Typical Syrian hamster ~30 g
Heart rate7 Hz
70Lighthouse rotations
70 millionthsBat echolocations
2.9 billionthsWiFi signals
About 420 bpm
Nightly distance on wheel8,000 m
80 millionPaper thicknesses
24.2Eiffel Towers
267 billionSmoke particles
About 8 km per night
Body temperature310 K
1.28Arctic winters
4.03Liquid nitrogen
9.4 tenthsClothes dryer temps
About 37 C
Average lifespan63.1 million s
21 millionGoldfish memories
24.3Calendar months
10.5 millionBreaths
About 2 years
Top running speed1.3 m/s
3.3 tenthsRunning chickens
1.8 thousandthsRifle bullets
2.6Slow shopping carts
About 4.7 km/h