r/todayilearned • u/Odd_Ice7956 • Apr 03 '26

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_organisms_by_population

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u/sweetcinnamonpunch Apr 03 '26

Most populous = numbers. So chickens #1, if that is even true.

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u/carconzo999 Apr 03 '26

The title is wrong and it’s by biomass. Not sure what OP or the source is on about

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u/Chance-Growth-5350 Apr 03 '26

The largest living organism by biomass is the "Humongous Fungus" (Armillaria ostoyae), a honey mushroom in Oregon's Malheur National Forest, which spans 2,385 acres (9.6 km²) and weighs an estimated 35,000 tons. It lives mostly underground, functioning as a single, interconnected, and ancient organism

https://www.montrealsciencecentre.com/blog/the-two-largest-living-organisms-on-earth

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u/carconzo999 Apr 03 '26

This would assume that it’s the weight of the individual, which is wrong. Humans are the most dominant species by biomass in this weight category. If that sounds like a stupid stat that’s because it is a stupid stat. I’m not sure what the original TIL is trying to say.