Common Minke Whale

Common Minke Whale
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	Lithography by Bocourt
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	Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Clade:	Cetancodontamorpha
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
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Species:	B. acutorostrata
Binomial name
	Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Lacepede, 1804
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	Range of B. acutorostrata
Synonyms
	Balaena rostrata Fabricius, 1780; Rorqualus boops F. Cuvier, 1836; Balaena minima Rapp, 1837; Balaenoptera eschrichtii Rasch, 1845; Pterobalaena minor Eschricht, 1849; Agaphelus gibbosus Cope, 1868; Balaenoptera davidsoni Scammon, 1872; Sibbaldius mondinii Capellini, 1877;

Other names[edit]

Also known as the Northern Minke Whale.

Description[edit]

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References[edit]

^ Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G.P., Urbán, J. & Zerbini, A.N. (2008). Balaenoptera acutorostrata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.

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Projects

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This article is part of Project Mammalia, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each mammal, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Cetartiodactyla, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Cetartiodactyl, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Balaenopteridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each rorqual, including made-up species.

[iucn-1] Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G.P., Urbán, J. & Zerbini, A.N. (2008). Balaenoptera acutorostrata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 October 2008.

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