Orca vs Risso's dolphin
The orca is heavier: 4.3 t against 387.5 kg for the risso's dolphin, about 11 times the weight.

Photo: Robert Pittman · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: National Marine Mammal Laboratory, no individual author credit given · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a orca and a risso's dolphin?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The orca is heavier: 4.3 t against 387.5 kg for the risso's dolphin, about 11 times the weight.
- The orca is longer-lived: 90 years against 30 years for the risso's dolphin, about 3.0 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Delphinidae but sit in different genera: Orca in Orcinus, Risso's dolphin in Grampus.
- The orca is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List; the risso's dolphin is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Orca | Risso's dolphin | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Orcinus orca | Grampus griseus |
| Family | Delphinidae | Delphinidae |
| Order | Cetacea | Cetacea |
| Weight | 4.3 t | 342.5 kg – 460 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | 3.05 m |
| Lifespan | 90 years | 30 years |
| Main food | african penguin, albatross, atlantic bluefin tuna, atlantic spotted dolphin, atlantic wolffish, balaenoptera musculus and 42 more | Not recorded |
| Habitat | marine | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Data Deficient | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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