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From Embryology
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Animal Most probable size of egg in micro Jenkinson's Table
Monotremata
Platypus 1.5 mm
Echidna 3 .0 mm
Marsupialia
Dasyurus 240 280
Didelphis 140-160 130
Edentata
Armadillo 80
Cetacea
Whales 140
Insectivora
Mole (Talpa) 12.5 90
Hedgehog (Erinaceus) 100 60
Rodentia
Mouse 70-75 60
Rat 70-75
Guinea pig 75-85 80
Lagomorpha
Rabbit 120-130 150
Carnivora
Dog 135-145 180
Cat 120-130
Ferret 120
Ungulata
Horse 135
Sheep 120 150
Goat 140
Pig 120-140
Cheiroptera
Bat 95-105
Lemurs
Tarsius 90
Primates
Gibbon 110-110
M. rhesus 110-120
Gorilla 130-140
Man 130-140
Jenkinson Table - JW. Jenkinson Vertebrate Embryology. (1913) Oxford. (Gives a table of egg sizes.)

Table 8 Reference: Hartman CG. How Large is the Mammalian Egg?: A Review. (1929) Quart. Rev. Biol., 4(3): 373-388.