females in the living world Could the perception that it is smaller reflect reality?

Science has an answer to this question!

It is very common for us to think that male creatures in nature are generally larger than females.

However a recent studyshows us that there are some exceptions to this generalization. A study published in the journal Nature Communications examined the body mass of males and females in 429 mammal species.

According to the research results, as expected, approximately In 45% of cases, the body mass of men was greater than that of women. However, in about 16% of cases it was found that the body mass of women was greater than that of men. In 39% of cases no difference between the sexes was observed.

It was found that males, especially in carnivorous animals, were larger than females.

Of course there are exceptions. For example This situation varies per bat species. noted. The body weight of female bats is 40% greater than that of males. This means that females appear larger.

This investigation between sexes in mammalian species It shows that the difference in size is not a general rule. For example, it has been observed that in some groups, such as rodents, there is virtually no difference in size between males and females.

The researchers concluded that these results only a small percentage of mammal species He also emphasizes that these figures are representative and that these figures may change in future research.

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