Antarctic Minke Whale
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Also known as: Ordinary Minke Whale, Southern Minke Whale
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
35089.9 kg
NTMammaliaCetaceaBalaenopteridae
Seasonal Activity
652 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Balaenopteridae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 35089.9 kg
Photo
(c) Oregon State University/Ari Friedlaender, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.