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What is the difference between an extinct and endangered species?
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∙ 13y ago
Endangered does not mean extinct.
- Extinct means all specimens of that species are gone.
- Endangered means that the species is in danger of extinction.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell extinct means this animal species has died out, while endangered means there are very few of this animal species left and they will soon be extinct if not helped.
Animals are usually poached for their parts. It could be for meat, fur, skin, horns, feathers, etc.
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∙ 12y agoendangered means that there are not many left in the wild and extinct means that there are none left in the world. They animals skin has been used for making things with or they have been poached and eaten. This can be why they are extinct.
1. Endangered:
Not very many left
2. Extinct:
None left
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThere is a big difference between endangered and extinct species. Endangered species are not yet extinct but have very low numbers. Extinct species are completely gone and there are no survivors.
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∙ 14y agoextinct means that there are no more of that animal at all like dinosaurs. endangered means that the animal is about to become extinct and there is only a small amount of them still alive.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoExtinct species have none living on the earth
Endangered species are in danger of becoming extinct
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoExtinct is when there all dead.
Endangered is when only a few are left.
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What is the difference between a species that is extinct and a species that is endangered?
A species that is extinct no longer exists anymore. Like the dinosaurs, for example. When a species is endangered, that means there are very few of their kind left on this planet.
What is the difference between endangered and vanishing?
vanishing is disappearing endangered is that a certain species is in danger and may go extinct
What is the difference among a threatened species an endangered species and an extinct species?
Extinct means there are none of that species in the wild, threatened means the number of that species is declining, and endangered means there are only a few thousand of that species in the wild.
What is the difference between a threatend and endangered specie?
Endangered means that the species is already in threat of being extinct. Threatened means that it can be extinct if whatever keeps happening. RoflMao
What is the difference between endangered and extinct animals?
Endangered Species are ones that have a very small population and that population is at a greater risk of becoming extinct. Many species that become extinct never make to the endangered species list. Extinct Species are ones that are either known (documented) to be extinct or are so few in population that a recovery is considered highly unlikely even under excellent conditions.
What is the difference between extinct and endangered?
Extinct means its gone forever. endangered means there are only a few left
Name one similarity between extinct and endangered species?
They are both species
What are the similarities between an endangered animal vs threatened animal vs extinct animal?
The difference is an endangered animals only has about a couple thousand of its kind left. Threatened animals still has a fair amount left. And extinct animals are all gone.
What is the trade-off between saving an endangered species or recreating an extinct one?
The trade off between saving an endangered species or recreating an extinct one is huge. Saving an endangered species can often be accomplished with land set aside for protection. Recreating an extinct species requires scientific accomplishment along with the creation of an area for the species to exist.
What is the difference between extinct and endangered species?
Extinct means there are no more....none......nada......zilch. Endangered means the number of their population is dangerously low.well extinct means that all of the animals from a certain species are wiped out. but endangered means that there's not many left
What is the effect of pollution on endangered species?
Extinct or threathening the species to extinct
What is the meaning of the word endangered?
It means that you are almost extinct.
