It is hard to guess what a Bowhead whale weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) on average weights 79695.59 kg (175698.49 lbs).
The Bowhead whale is from the family Balaenidae (genus: Balaena). They can live for up to 40 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 12.2 meter (40′ 1″). Usually, Bowhead whales have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and the only living representative of the genus Balaena. The bowhead is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic waters. The species is named after its characteristic massive triangular skull, which is used to break through Arctic ice. Other common names of the species are the Greenland right whale or Arctic whale. American whalemen called them the steeple-top, polar whale, or Russia or Russian whale.The bowhead has the largest mouth of any animal representing almost one-third of the length of the body, the longest baleen plates with a maximum length of 4 m (13.1 ft) and may be the longest-lived mammal, with the ability to reach an age of more than 200 years.The bowhead was an early whaling target. The population was severely reduced before a 1966 moratorium was passed to protect the species. Of the five stocks of bowhead populations, three are listed as “endangered”, one as “vulnerable”, and one as “lower risk, conservation dependent” according to the IUCN Red List. The global population is assessed as of least concern.
Animals of the same family as a Bowhead whale
We found other animals of the Balaenidae family:
- North Atlantic right whale bringing 23000 kilos (50706.26 lbs) to the scale
- Southern right whale bringing 23000 kilos (50706.26 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same size as a Bowhead whale
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Bowhead whale:
- Sperm whale with a size of 12.18 meter (40′ 0″)
- Humpback whale with a size of 12.87 meter (42′ 3″)
- Gray whale with a size of 11.84 meter (38′ 11″)
- Southern right whale with a size of 14.15 meter (46′ 6″)
- North Atlantic right whale with a size of 13.92 meter (45′ 9″)
- Bryde’s whale with a size of 13.85 meter (45′ 6″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Bowhead whale
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Bowhead whale:
- Herbert River ringtail possum
- Java mouse-deer
- Fin whale
- Pallas’s squirrel
- Indian hare
- Black-flanked rock-wallaby
- Bactrian camel
- Malayan tapir
- Oncilla
- Tufted capuchin
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Bowhead whale
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Bowhead whale:
- Lion-tailed macaque with an average maximal age of 40 years
- Agile gibbon with an average maximal age of 44 years
- Melon-headed whale with an average maximal age of 47 years
- Cat with an average maximal age of 34 years
- Crabeater seal with an average maximal age of 39 years
- Black capuchin with an average maximal age of 44 years
- Asian black bear with an average maximal age of 35.17 years
- Bonobo with an average maximal age of 48 years
- Tufted capuchin with an average maximal age of 45.08 years
- Toque macaque with an average maximal age of 35 years