A cat is about 1.15 times as long as a rabbit. Selected basis: a defined specimen of Rabbit; an example for Cat; approximate values.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
40 cm - Length; defined specimen.
A rabbit is a herbivorous mammal with long ears and strong hind legs, often kept as a pet or found in grasslands and forests.
A chosen 40 cm, 2 kg domestic rabbit; body length excludes ears.
Defined examples — our methodology46 cm - Body length; example.
A cat is a small domesticated mammal with a flexible body, retractable claws and highly developed senses.
Defined example; real examples vary. The 4 kg mass is an explicit assumption, not a species average or product specification.
Nose-to-rump reference span; tail excluded. Poses and unmeasured details remain representative.
Defined examples — our methodology
There’s always another scale
Living thingsRabbit40 cmA rabbit is a herbivorous mammal with long ears and strong hind legs, often kept as a pet or found in grasslands and forests.
Living thingsCat46 cmA cat is a small domesticated mammal with a flexible body, retractable claws and highly developed senses.
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
PeopleHuman1.75 mA human is a primate of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished by habitual upright walking, language and complex tool use.
Living thingsAfrican elephant3.3 mAn African elephant is a large plant-eating mammal recognised by its trunk, tusks and broad ears.
Living thingsBlue whale25 mA blue whale is a baleen whale that feeds by filtering small animals from seawater.Side by side
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