---
title: "Baleia-de-minke"
description: "Balaenoptera acutorostrata — Mamíferos. The common minke whale or northern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-minke-whale
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Baleia-de-minke

> Balaenoptera acutorostrata — Mamíferos. The common minke whale or northern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.

- Scientific name: *Balaenoptera acutorostrata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3716
- Wikidata: [Q201808](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201808)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41550](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41550)

## Names

- en: Common Minke Whale
- de: Zwergwal
- es: Ballena menor
- fr: Petit rorqual
- nl: Dwergvinvis
- pt: Baleia-de-minke
- pl: Płetwal karłowaty

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1047), US (341), GB (128), IS (123), RU (84), SJ (80), NO (77), IE (36), PT (34), AU (24), ES (10), EC (8)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_minke_whale

## Photo

![Baleia-de-minke](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-minke-whale/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steph Brulot-Sawchyn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318695995

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-minke-whale?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).