How big does a Rough-toothed dolphin get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) reaches an average size of 2.44 meter (8′ 1″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). Usually, they reach an age of 32 years. A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 130 kg (286.6 lbs). The Rough-toothed dolphin (genus: Steno) is a member of the family Delphinidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is a species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world.The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823. The genus name Steno, of which this species is the only member, comes from the Greek for ‘narrow’, referring to the animal’s beak — which is a diagnostic characteristic of the species. The specific name honours van Breda, who studied Cuvier’s writings. There are no recognised subspecies.
Animals of the same family as a Rough-toothed dolphin
We found other animals of the Delphinidae family:
- Spinner dolphin with a size of 2.13 meter (7′ 0″)
- Dusky dolphin bringing 127.25 kilos (280.54 lbs) to the scale
- White-beaked dolphin with a size of 3.05 meter (10′ 1″)
- False killer whale with an average maximal age of 22 years
- Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin with a size of 2.37 meter (7′ 10″)
- Pygmy killer whale with 1 babies per litter
- Pantropical spotted dolphin with a size of 2.14 meter (7′ 1″)
- Hector’s dolphin with 1 babies per litter
- Peale’s dolphin bringing 120 kilos (264.55 lbs) to the scale
- Melon-headed whale with an average maximal age of 47 years
Animals with the same size as a Rough-toothed dolphin
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Rough-toothed dolphin:
- Pantropical spotted dolphin with a size of 2.14 meter (7′ 1″)
- Water buffalo with a size of 2.65 meter (8′ 9″)
- California sea lion with a size of 2.02 meter (6′ 8″)
- Common eland with a size of 2.66 meter (8′ 9″)
- Striped dolphin with a size of 2.3 meter (7′ 7″)
- South American tapir with a size of 2.01 meter (6′ 7″)
- Malayan tapir with a size of 2.22 meter (7′ 4″)
- Moose with a size of 2.1 meter (6′ 11″)
- Kouprey with a size of 2.18 meter (7′ 2″)
- Crabeater seal with a size of 2.28 meter (7′ 6″)
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Rough-toothed dolphin
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Rough-toothed dolphin:
- Cuvier’s beaked whale with an average maximal age of 36 years
- Southern pig-tailed macaque with an average maximal age of 34.25 years
- Black-and-white ruffed lemur with an average maximal age of 32 years
- Brown long-eared bat with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Tiger with an average maximal age of 26.25 years
- Sambar deer with an average maximal age of 26.42 years
- Tamaraw with an average maximal age of 28 years
- Rhesus macaque with an average maximal age of 36 years
- Kinkajou with an average maximal age of 29 years
- Bearded seal with an average maximal age of 31.42 years
Animals with the same weight as a Rough-toothed dolphin
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Steno bredanensis:
- Harp seal with a weight of 132.25 kilos (291.56 lbs)
- Hourglass dolphin with a weight of 110 kilos (242.51 lbs)
- Reindeer with a weight of 108.73 kilos (239.71 lbs)
- Bluebuck with a weight of 150 kilos (330.69 lbs)
- Eastern gorilla with a weight of 149.33 kilos (329.22 lbs)
- Pacific white-sided dolphin with a weight of 109.85 kilos (242.18 lbs)
- Schomburgk’s deer with a weight of 107.63 kilos (237.28 lbs)
- Dall’s porpoise with a weight of 106.03 kilos (233.76 lbs)
- Baiji with a weight of 112.07 kilos (247.07 lbs)
- Topi with a weight of 127.19 kilos (280.41 lbs)