Organism	Size of mtDNA (bp)
Pichia canadensis (fungus)	27,694
Podospora anserina (fungus)	100,314
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (fungus)	85,779*
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)	19,517
Lumbricus terrestris (earthworm)	14,998
Xenopus laevis (frog)	17,553
Mus musculus (house mouse)	16,295
Homo sapiens (human)	16,569
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (green alga)	15,758
Plasmodium falciparum (protist)	5,966
Paramecium aurelia (protist)	40,469
Arabidopsis thaliana (plant)	166,924
Cucumis melo (plant)	2,400,000
*Size varies among strains.