WORLD RANK #24 Mammal Skirmisher

FIELD PROFILE / BOTTLENOSE-DOLPHIN

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Highly intelligent marine mammals that use complex teamwork and echolocation. They can kill sharks by ramming their soft underbellies.

Scores are comparative editorial ratings for hypothetical matchups, not direct scientific measurements.

Bottlenose Dolphin, transparent animal profile image
POWER INDEX 67.3 / 100

COMBAT TELEMETRY

Battle stats

Six-category comparative model
ATK28.6

Attack

DEF78.9

Defense

AGI75.9

Agility

STA87.2

Stamina

INT96.5

Intelligence

SPL36.9

Special

DETAILED COMBAT MATRIX

Twelve substats

Editorial 0–100 ratings
Raw Power29.4
Weaponry29.4
Ferocity32.5
Protection29.4
Toughness30.9
Maneuverability62.2
Speed29.4
Endurance67.7
Recovery39.4
Tactics99
Senses32.5
Abilities25.6

Substats explain the six headline ratings. They are editorial judgments, not additional scientific measurements or independent inputs to the current battle probability.

TACTICAL READOUT

Battle profile

Combat style
Skirmisher
Preferred range
Mid range
Primary environment
Coastal Ocean

Advantages

  • High intelligence
  • Echolocation
  • Agile swimmer

Pressure points

  • Soft skin
  • Relies on pod
  • Physically weaker than sharks

FIELD DATA

Measurements

Habitat
Temperate oceans
Diet
fish, squid
Weight
300 kg
Length
300 cm
Top speed
36 km/h
Lifespan
45 years
Bite force
200 psi
Behavior
Social

DATA PROVENANCE

Evidence status

0 of 6 fields reviewed
Per-field review pending

No physical fields for Bottlenose Dolphin have per-field cited evidence in data release 2026-09-evidence-foundation. The measurements above are legacy catalogue values and remain unreviewed.

Missing values and legacy zeros are not treated as verified actual zero unless a cited record explicitly says so.

Evidence confidence: unavailable

SPECIALIZATION

Abilities & traits

Special abilities

  • Sonic Stun
  • Pack Tactics

Unique traits

  • echolocation
  • complex communication
  • cooperative hunting

ROSTER POSITION

Powerscaling context

Open rankings
Overall#24of 225
Mammal rank#22of 117
Skirmisher archetype#2of 3
Medium size class#12of 135

These positions sort the current editorial six-stat total within the named roster groups. Biome and pound-for-pound ranks remain unpublished until their classification and normalization rules are reviewed.

Closest roster rivals

Nearest current total ratings