What is the maximal age a Pygmy sperm whale reaches?
An adult Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) usually gets as old as 17 years.
When born, they weight 82 kg (180.78 lbs) and measure 8.5 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Physeteridae family (genus: Kogia). Fully grown, they reach a bodylength of 1.7 meter (5′ 7″).
As a reference: Usually, humans get as old as 100 years, with the average being around 75 years. After being carried in the belly of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks), they grow to an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) and weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual.
The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded specimens.
Animals of the same family as a Pygmy sperm whale
Not really brothers and sisters, but from the same biological family (Physeteridae):
- Dwarf sperm whale with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Dwarf sperm whale with 1 babies per pregnancy
- Sperm whale becoming 77 years old
Animals that reach the same age as Pygmy sperm whale
With an average age of 17 years, Pygmy sperm whale are in good companionship of the following animals:
- Red-rumped agouti usually reaching 17.75 years
- Rhim gazelle usually reaching 14 years
- Lowland paca usually reaching 16 years
- Wolverine usually reaching 18 years
- Bat-eared fox usually reaching 13.75 years
- Red river hog usually reaching 20 years
- Javan warty pig usually reaching 14 years
- Common tsessebe usually reaching 18 years
- Takin usually reaching 19.5 years
- Lowland paca usually reaching 16 years
Weighting as much as Pygmy sperm whale
A fully grown Pygmy sperm whale reaches around 431.25 kg (950.74 lbs). So do these animals:
- Plains zebra weighting 400 kilos (881.85 lbs) on average
- Grévy’s zebra weighting 405.5 kilos (893.97 lbs) on average
- African manatee weighting 454 kilos (1000.9 lbs) on average
- Steller sea lion weighting 383.23 kilos (844.88 lbs) on average
- Amazonian manatee weighting 418 kilos (921.53 lbs) on average
- Domestic yak weighting 500 kilos (1102.31 lbs) on average
- Leopard seal weighting 352.84 kilos (777.88 lbs) on average
- Polar bear weighting 373.35 kilos (823.09 lbs) on average
- Horse weighting 401.8 kilos (885.82 lbs) on average
- Weddell seal weighting 400 kilos (881.85 lbs) on average