It is hard to guess what a Hubbs’ beaked whale weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Hubbs’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) on average weights 3400 kg (7495.71 lbs).
The Hubbs’ beaked whale is from the family Ziphiidae (genus: Mesoplodon). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 5.4 meter (17′ 9″).
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.
Hubbs’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) was initially thought to be an Andrews’ beaked whale when discovered by ichthyologist Carl Hubbs; however, it was named in his honor when it was discovered to be a new species. This species has the typical dentition found in the genus, but its main outstanding features are a white “cap” on the head and very extensive scarring. The species is known from 31 strandings and one possible sighting.
Animals of the same family as a Hubbs’ beaked whale
We found other animals of the Ziphiidae family:
- Sowerby’s beaked whale bringing 3400 kilos (7495.71 lbs) to the scale
- Gray’s beaked whale bringing 2900 kilos (6393.4 lbs) to the scale
- Berardius bringing 7000 kilos (15432.34 lbs) to the scale
- Cuvier’s beaked whale bringing 4772.5 kilos (10521.55 lbs) to the scale
- True’s beaked whale bringing 2100 kilos (4629.7 lbs) to the scale
- Southern bottlenose whale bringing 3000 kilos (6613.86 lbs) to the scale
- Shepherd’s beaked whale bringing 2500 kilos (5511.55 lbs) to the scale
- Strap-toothed whale bringing 1500 kilos (3306.93 lbs) to the scale
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale bringing 1500 kilos (3306.93 lbs) to the scale
- Tropical bottlenose whale bringing 2200 kilos (4850.16 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Hubbs’ beaked whale
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mesoplodon carlhubbsi:
- Sowerby’s beaked whale with a weight of 3400 kilos (7495.71 lbs)
- Asian elephant with a weight of 3294.9 kilos (7264 lbs)
- Northern bottlenose whale with a weight of 3391.68 kilos (7477.37 lbs)
- Steller’s sea cow with a weight of 4000 kilos (8818.48 lbs)
- African bush elephant with a weight of 3882.27 kilos (8558.93 lbs)
- Gray’s beaked whale with a weight of 2900 kilos (6393.4 lbs)
- Southern bottlenose whale with a weight of 3000 kilos (6613.86 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Hubbs’ beaked whale
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Hubbs’ beaked whale:
- Common minke whale with a size of 5.53 meter (18′ 2″)
- Short-finned pilot whale with a size of 6.1 meter (20′ 1″)
- Stejneger’s beaked whale with a size of 6.09 meter (20′ 0″)
- True’s beaked whale with a size of 5.18 meter (17′ 0″)
- Blainville’s beaked whale with a size of 4.59 meter (15′ 1″)
- Narwhal with a size of 5.1 meter (16′ 9″)
- Long-finned pilot whale with a size of 5.69 meter (18′ 9″)
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale with a size of 4.88 meter (16′ 1″)
- Sowerby’s beaked whale with a size of 5.03 meter (16′ 7″)