Number of neurons

Owner:  galen

Dimension: Positive factor of an amount.

Description: One proposed measure of an animal's sophistication and perhaps value is its number of neurons.

Values last updated .

classification category r5n9
Seafood 100 000
Seafood Mollusks 100 000
Seafood Fish 10 000 000
Mammals Rodents 150 000 000
Birds 350 000 000
Birds Chickens 350 000 000
Birds → Chickens Eggs 350 000 000
Mammals Rabbits 500 000 000
Seafood → Mollusks Octopuses 500 000 000
Mammals Goats 1 600 000 000
Mammals Cows 2 200 000 000
Mammals → Cows Milk 2 200 000 000
Mammals → Cows Veal 2 200 000 000
Mammals Pigs 2 200 000 000
Mammals Sheep 2 200 000 000
Mammals Deer 2 400 000 000

About

This could use more work, but should be adequate for rough estimates.

Loosely based on the incomplete list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_by_number_of_neurons, with a lot of guesswork.

Other sources could be used.