From microscopic genetic code to the largest living super-organisms on Earth. An interactive comparison across nine orders of magnitude.
3.4 nmSmallest (DNA)
65Organisms
44 haLargest (Pando)
Journey Complete
The Spectrum of Life
You have journeyed from a single 3.4-nanometer DNA double helix all the way to Utah's 430,000 m² Pando Quaking Aspen clonal network. Life spans more than eleven orders of physical magnitude.
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Methodology & Sources
Dimensional Standards
The listed dimensions represent the standard adult size or physical measurement of each specimen. Because biological specimens exhibit natural phenotypic variance, dimensions represent either the documented average or typical upper bound for healthy adult individuals.
Conservation & Extinction Chronology
Conservation classifications reference the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. For prehistoric fauna, approximate geological extinction ranges are based on current paleontological consensus.
Scientific References
Primary sources include NCBI GenBank, NIH, PBS Nature, ASOC, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Our World in Data, Smithsonian Institution, American Museum of Natural History, and peer-reviewed biological journals.
Attribution
Curated and engineered for the Weegoes editorial wonder gallery. Scientific illustrations reference paleontology artworks by Julius Csotonyi.