Homo heidelbergensis brain size comparison: how tall is the Homo heidelbergensis brain?
Homo heidelbergensis brain: 9.1 cm · 0' 4" tall
Brain mass 1.25 kg (0.93× human) · size estimated from mass
Homo heidelbergensis brain is 9.1 cm · 0' 4" tall. That is about 18.9× shorter than an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Homo heidelbergensis brain in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 9.1 cm |
| Metres | 0.09 m |
| Feet and inches | 0' 4" |
| Inches | 3.6 in |
How small is it next to a person?
An average man (171 cm) is about 18.9 times as tall as Homo heidelbergensis brain. It would reach about his shin or ankle.
What is about the same size as Homo heidelbergensis brain?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Modern human brain (Human species) | 9.3 cm · 0' 4" | 0.24 cm taller (2.6%) |
| Bottlenose dolphin brain (Mammals) | 9.8 cm · 0' 4" | 0.78 cm taller (8.6%) |
| Softball (Balls) | 9.7 cm · 0' 4" | 0.64 cm taller (7.1%) |
| Croquet ball (Balls) | 9.2 cm · 0' 4" | 0.14 cm taller (1.5%) |
| Rat (Mammals) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.06 cm shorter (0.7%) |
| Hummingbird (Birds) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.06 cm shorter (0.7%) |
| Pomegranate (Fruits) | 9 cm · 0' 4" | 0.06 cm shorter (0.7%) |
| Homo erectus brain (Human species) | 8.1 cm · 0' 3" | 0.94 cm shorter (10.4%) |
More in Human species
- Sahelanthropus brain (estimate) — 6 cm · 0' 2"
- Ardipithecus brain — 5.8 cm · 0' 2"
- Australopithecus afarensis brain — 6.4 cm · 0' 3"
- Australopithecus africanus brain — 6.5 cm · 0' 3"
- Paranthropus boisei brain — 6.7 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo naledi brain — 6.7 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo habilis brain — 7.1 cm · 0' 3"
- Homo floresiensis brain — 6.3 cm · 0' 2"
- Homo erectus brain — 8.1 cm · 0' 3"
- Neanderthal brain — 9.4 cm · 0' 4"
- Early Homo sapiens brain — 9.5 cm · 0' 4"
- Modern human brain — 9.3 cm · 0' 4"