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How long is an axolotl?

An adult axolotl has a total length of about 23 cm (9.06 in).

What is measured: adult total length

Axolotl (23 cm) drawn to scale beside a smartphone (14.7 cm) and a bowling pin (38.1 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Smartphone (14.7 cm), Axolotl (23 cm) and Bowling pin (38.1 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • As long as about 3 credit cards end to end
  • About 1.6× the height of a smartphone
  • About 60% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 14% of the height of an adult person
  • About 12% of the height of a doorway

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Facts about Axolotl

Unlike most salamanders, axolotls usually retain their feathery external gills and aquatic juvenile features as adults.

Source: Smithsonian's National Zoo — Axolotl; IUCN Red List — Ambystoma mexicanum

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Axolotl
Venus flytrap15 cm (5.91 in)0.65×
Pygmy marmoset15 cm (5.91 in)0.65×
Common blue morpho15 cm (5.91 in)0.65×
Peacock mantis shrimp18 cm (7.09 in)0.78×
Fennec fox20 cm (7.87 in)0.87×
Axolotl23 cm (9.06 in)this page
Atlas moth24 cm (9.45 in)1×
Emperor tamarin25 cm (9.84 in)1.1×
Queen Alexandra's birdwing28 cm (11 in)1.2×
Goliath birdeater28 cm (11 in)1.2×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Axolotl or Queen Alexandra's birdwing?

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