Bottlenose dolphin vs Tiger
Bottlenose dolphin vs tiger
Bottlenose dolphin is larger on weight
Bottlenose dolphin is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×.
A bottlenose dolphin and a tiger can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Bottlenose dolphin | Tiger | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 150–650 kg | 100–310 kg |
| Length | 2–4 m | 1.7–2.3 m |
| Top speed | 35 km/h | 50–65 km/h |
| Typical lifespan | 30–60 yr | 8–26 yr |
What the numbers say
- Bottlenose dolphin is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×.
- Bottlenose dolphin is somewhat greater than tiger on length — about 1.4×.
- Tiger is 1.9× bottlenose dolphin on top speed.
- Bottlenose dolphin is 3.6× tiger on typical lifespan.
Weight compared.
Bottlenose dolphin 150–650 kg
Tiger 100–310 kg
Bottlenose dolphin
The dolphin most people picture, and the one most often kept in aquaria.
Tiger
The largest living cat, with Amur and Bengal tigers the heaviest subspecies.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, bottlenose dolphin or tiger?
- Bottlenose dolphin is somewhat greater than tiger on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do bottlenose dolphins and tigers compare on length?
- Bottlenose dolphin: 2–4 m. Tiger: 1.7–2.3 m. Bottlenose dolphin is somewhat greater than tiger on length — about 1.4×.
- How do bottlenose dolphins and tigers compare on top speed?
- Bottlenose dolphin: 35 km/h. Tiger: 50–65 km/h. Tiger is 1.9× bottlenose dolphin on top speed.
Related pages
Sources
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — NOAA (Public domain (US Government))
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution