Mammal / Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Common Minke Whale

LC

Lowest risk

Vagrant

The common minke whale or northern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.

Range mass
6000 to 9000 kg
Breeding interval
Females are thought to have young every other year.
Breeding season
The breeding period lasts from December to May in the Atlantic and year round in the Pacific
Average number of offspring
1
Average number of offspring
1
Range gestation period
10 to 11 months
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
6 years
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female
2740 days
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
6 years
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Sex: male
2740 days
Average lifespan
Status: wild
45.0 years
Average lifespan
Status: wild
47.0 years
Average lifespan
Status: wild
50.0 years

Fahey, B. 1999. "Balaenoptera acutorostrata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Balaenoptera_acutorostrata/

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