Extinction Extinction Breeding back is an attempt to assemble the genes of an extinct subspecies or domesticated breed, which may still be present in the larger gene pool of the overall species or other interbreedable species. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breeding back"
The Canary Islands Giant Rat (Canariomys tamarani) was endemic to the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canary Islands Giant Rat"
The Cyprus Spiny Mouse (Acomys nesiotes) was endemic to Cyprus. These nocturnal animals were generally found in arid areas. There has been no record of the Cyprus Spiny Mouse since 1980. This animal is often considered extinct, but there is uncertainty about whether it is truely extinct because quantitative data is lacking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyprus Spiny Mouse"
In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxa. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species. Extinction is usually a natural phenomenon; it is estimated that more than 99.9% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct . Through evolution, new species are created by speciation — where new organisms arise and thrive when they are able to find and exploit an ecological niche — and species become extinct when are no longer able to survive in changing conditions or against superior competition. A typical species becomes extinct within 10 million years of its first appearance, although some species survive virtually unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Extinction"
Extirpation is the localized extinction of a species. This can be due to over- hunting, human development, climate change, or competition from introduced species. It is especially common on islands where only a small and therefore vulnerable, population may exist. Sometimes species are reintroduced to an area from which they were extirpated, although this may cause controversy as during the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. In other instances, species return to an area on their own, as their range expands or their population recovers from some pressure, as seen in the return of wolves to the state of Michigan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Extirpation"
The lava mouse Malpaisomys insularis is an extinct endemic rodent from the Canary Islands, Spain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lava Mouse"
In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon (plural taxa) is a taxon that disappears from one or more periods of the fossil record, only to appear again later. The term refers to the New Testament figure Lazarus, who was raised from the dead. Lazarus taxa are observational artifacts that appear to occur either because of (local) extinction, later resupplied, or as a sampling artifact. If the extinction is conclusively found to be total (global or worldwide) and the supplanting species is not a lookalike (an Elvis species), the observational artifact is overcome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lazarus taxon" The text you are reading is from www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
This is a list of extinct animals of the Netherlands. A lot of animal species and subspecies once lived in the Netherlands but have disappeared today. Fossilized remains of the grey whale (Eschrichtuis robustus), have been found dated to 340 BC, demonstrating that this species once roamed the North Sea, although it is no longer found there. A lower jaw of a lynx (Lynx lynx lynx) was found at the remains of a Roman settlement near Valkenburg in the Netherlands. During excavations of sites dated to the Roman period (around 400BC) on the Rhine delta there were findings of important breeding sites of the Dalmatian Pelican ( Pelecanus crispus). According to the hunting rights of the bishops of Utrecht we know that brown bears (Ursus arctos arctos) were still found in the Netherlands as late as the 11th century. According to a hunting licence from Drenthe, elk (Alces alces alces) were also known to be in this country until 1025. The Atlantic Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis), which once appeared from the Bay of Biscay to Norway, have disappeared from the waters around the Netherlands. It is suspected that the last whales were caught at the end of the Middle Ages. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of extinct animals of the Netherlands"
The Balearic Islands Cave Goat Myotragus balearicus (in Greek, "Mouse-goat of the Balearic islands") is the scientific name of a species of the subfamily Caprinae who lived in the islands of Majorca and Minorca until its extinction about 5000 years ago. From the genetic analyses done in the University of Pompeu Fabra, which previously has been known to describe it as a 'strange goat,' there now exists data that indicates that Myotragus was more closely related with sheep than goats. ...more on Wikipedia about "Myotragus balearicus"
The Portuguese Ibex Capra pyrenaica lusitanica (an extinct subspecies of Spanish ibex). This mountain goat that inhabited old the north mountainous zones of Portugal, Galicia, Asturias and western Cantabria. In size and colouration it was much like the Spanish animals, though inclining towards brown rather than black markings. Its horns were strikingly different from any of the other Iberian subspecies. They were only half the length of the Pyrenean Ibex (about 51cm or 20in.), but were almost twice as wide and, consequently, much closer together at their base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Portuguese Ibex"
Pseudoextinction of a species occurs where there are no more living members of that species, but members of a daughter species or subspecies remain alive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pseudoextinction"
The Pyrenean Ibex Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica (one of the two extinct subspecies of Spanish ibex) once ranged across the Pyrenees and near zones, like the Basque country, Navarre or nord Catalonia. A few hundred years ago they were numerous, but by 1900 their numbers were reduced to less than one hundred. Moreover, since 1910, their numbers have never risen above 40, and the species were found only in a small part of Ordesa ( Huesca, Spain). ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyrenean Ibex"
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