Sealife guideThe dwarf minke whaleBalaenoptera acutorostrata

The dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) © Uko Gorter

Taxonomy

Common name: Dwarf minke whale
French name: Baleine de minke naine, rorqual mineur, rorqual à rostre, rorqual à museau pointu, petit rorqual, balenoptere a bec aigu, baleine d'été
Scientific name: Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Lacépède, 1804)
Family name: Balaenopteridae
Order name: Cetacea
Class name: Sea mammals [Mammalia]

Did you know ?

The dwarf minke whale is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The dwarf minke whale appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Least Concern !

The dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) © Jemma Craig | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Fin whale
(Balaenoptera physalus)

Within the same family

Humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)

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