Eden's whale

Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 — also called Bryde's Whale, Bryde s Whale, Bryde's Whale Complex. Occurrence records of the Eden's whale are shared on GBIF from around 7 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary (34 records).

IUCN: Least concern

7reserves with records

64records around them

1provinces

LCIUCN category

Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) — Photo: Lycaon.cl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	34
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	10
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	7
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	4
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 7 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenopteridae
Scientific name: Balaenoptera edeni
GBIF taxon: 2440714
Wikidata: Q2144297

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.