Bone mass as a fraction of the total body mass in land mammals
| Range | ~6% for smallest mammals to ~27% for elephants % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Mammals |
| Reference | Brian Cotterell, Fracture and Life, Imperial College Press, 2010 p.77 top paragraph |
| Primary Source | Prange et al., 1979 |
| Comments | "In land mammals, the bone mass as a fraction of the total body mass increases with body mass from about 6% for the smallest mammals to about 27% for elephants. For humans the percentage is about 12% (primary source)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108636 |