2007-10-07 06:17:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
So either humans or rats, everyone seems pretty confident but you can't all be right...sources?
2007-10-07 16:39:26 · update #1
Assuming you did not mean "dominant," there is no definite answer to your question. Science has a good handle on the larger mammals, but no clue at all as to the size of smaller mammals' populations.
My guess would be rats/mice, especially if you include chipmunks and similar-sized mammals.
2007-10-07 06:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humans
2007-10-07 13:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by K D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As thelawyer said, it's probably a small mammal - but no one has ever done a world-wide census of many of these critters. It's hard to even find a reliable estimate.
I would guess that the most numerous one would be the house mouse (Mus musculus). It has a worldwide range (except Antarctica), and often occurs in very large numbers throughout urban and rural environments.
2007-10-07 15:16:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human beings. We have altered the planet like no other. We also are the only species to figure out how to even get off of the planet.
2007-10-07 18:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by Akatsuki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rodent
2007-10-07 13:26:33 · answer #5 · answered by curtisports2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say rats and mice greatly outnumber any other mammal.
2007-10-07 17:15:47 · answer #6 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans
but according to hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy
it's rats and mice
which is probably true
2007-10-07 20:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by filldwth? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
homo sapiens seems to be spreading pretty much out of control
2007-10-07 13:23:05 · answer #8 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
us
2007-10-07 14:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋