AnAge entry for Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Classification (HAGRID: 02627)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry) Family: Balaenopteridae Genus: Balaenoptera
Species	Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Common name	Minke whale
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	50 years (wild)
Source	ref. 542
Sample size	medium
Data quality	acceptable
Observations	These animals have been estimated to live up to 50 years in the wild [0542].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	2,740 days
Male sexual maturity	2,740 days
Gestation	312 days
Weaning	183 days
Litter size	1 (viviparous)
Litters per year	1
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	320,000 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	7,500,000 g
Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism available.
References
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals [0447] Pieter Folkens et al. (2002), National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World [0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals [0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 180524
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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