How Tall Was Neanderthal? 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) to Scale

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Neanderthal (1.65 m) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Neanderthal (1.65 m) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

About the same height as an adult person
A little shorter than a doorway
About 4.3× as tall as a bowling pin
About 11× as tall as a smartphone
About 27% of the length of a 20-foot shipping container

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Facts about Neanderthal

Neanderthals generally had shorter, more robust bodies than modern humans, an adaptation that helped conserve heat in Ice Age environments.

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Neanderthals; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Neanderthal

Prehistoric Life

Name	Size	Compared with Neanderthal
Pterodactylus antiquus	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	0.91×
Thylacoleo carnifex	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	0.91×
Ichthyostega stensioei	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)	0.91×
Neanderthal	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	this page
Dimetrodon grandis	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	1×
Homo erectus	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	1×
Gastornis gigantea	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	1.1×
Coelodonta antiquitatis	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	1.1×
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	1.1×
Dire wolf	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	1.1×

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