Species profile—Balaenoptera bonaerensis (Antarctic minke whale)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Balaenopteridae (baleen whales) → Balaenoptera bonaerensis (Antarctic minke whale)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
- Scientific name
- Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
- Common name
- Antarctic minke whale
- WildNet taxon ID
- 31892
- Alternate name(s)
- Southern minke whale
dark-shoulder minke whale - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=31892.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
