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How much does a Northern right whale dolphin weight?

It is hard to guess what a Northern right whale dolphin weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) on average weights 113 kg (249.12 lbs).

The Northern right whale dolphin is from the family Delphinidae (genus: Lissodelphis). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 1.7 meter (5′ 8″).

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 average adult weight of a Northern right whale dolphin is 113 kg (249.12 lbs)

The northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is a small, slender and finless species of cetacean found in cold/ temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean. It is one of two species of right whale dolphins.

Animals of the same family as a Northern right whale dolphin

We found other animals of the Delphinidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern right whale dolphin

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lissodelphis borealis: