TABLE 1.
Diameters of animal RBC compared with human RBC, measured by electron microscopy.
| Species | Number of cells measured | Diameter (µm) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Corrected | ||
| Bandicoot | 40 | 4.66 ± 0.15 | 7.12 ± 0.22 |
| (Isoodon macrourus) | |||
| Bilby | 70 | 4.59 ± 0.23 | 7.01 ± 0.36 |
| (Macrotis lagotis sagitta) | |||
| Tasmanian devil | 24 | 4.43 ± 0.19 | 6.77 ± 0.29 |
| (Sarcophilus harrisii) | |||
| Koala | 45 | 5.63 ± 0.20 | 8.60 ± 0.31 |
| (Phascolarctus cinereus) | |||
| Bennet’s wallaby | 71 | 5.27 ± 0.15 | 8.05 ± 0.23 |
| (Macropus rufogriseus) | |||
| Parma wallaby | 108 | 5.23 ± 0.19 | 8.00 ± 0.29 |
| (Macropus parma) | |||
| Swamp wallaby | 108 | 5.61 ± 0.15 | 8.57 ± 0.23 |
| (Wallabia bicolor) | |||
| Whiptail wallaby | 37 | 5.48 ± 0.18 | 8.38 ± 0.27 |
| (Macropus paryi) | |||
| Tammar wallaby | 98 | 5.07 ± 0.12 | 7.76 ± 0.18 |
| (Macropus eugenii) | |||
| Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo | 37 | 4.82 ± 0.14 | 7.30 ± 0.21 |
| (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) | |||
| Red kangaroo | 75 | 5.46 ± 0.11 | 8.35 ± 0.17 |
| (Macropus rufus) | |||
| Man | 77 | 5.24 ± 0.18 | 8.00 ± 0.22 |
| (Homo sapiens) | |||