What animals are extinct from Greece?
What animals are extinct from Greece?
Mammals
| Common name/scientific name | Extinction date | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Cave hyena Crocuta crocuta spelaea | 11,000 BC | Europe |
| Cretan giant rat Kritimys catreus | 10,000 BC | Greece (Crete) |
| Don Hare Lepus timidus ‘tanaiticus’ | Holocene | Europe |
| European Ice Age leopard Panthera pardus spelaea | c. 24,000 BC | Europe |
What is an animal that is extinct today?
The Spix’s macaw is a recently extinct animal from near the Rio São Francisco in Bahia, Brazil. In 2019, the bird known as the “Little Blue Macaw” because of its vibrant blue feathers was declared extinct in the wild.
What ancient animals are extinct?
6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction
- Dodo – Raphus cucullatus. dodo.
- Steller’s Sea Cow – Hydrodamalis gigas. Steller’s sea cow.
- Passenger Pigeon – Ectopistes migratorius. passenger pigeon.
- Eurasian Aurochs – Bos primigenius primigenius. aurochs skeleton.
- Great Auk – Pinguinus impennis.
- Woolly Mammoth – Mammuthus primigenius.
What is the most famous extinct animal?
Top 10 Extinct Animals
- Sabre-toothed Cat. Often called Sabre-toothed Tigers or Sabre-toothed Lions, they existed 55 million to 11,700 years ago.
- Woolly Mammoth. An enormous mammal, believed to be closely related to the modern-day elephant.
- Dodo.
- Great Auk.
- Stellers Sea Cow.
- Tasmanian Tiger.
- Passenger Pigeon.
- Pyrenean Ibex.
What animals are native to Greece?
In the mountain forests of central Greece, brown bears, wolves, wildcats, martens, wild boars, lynx, and deer can be found. In the south and the coastal areas, Mediterranean animals such as the jackal, wild goat, and porcupine are common. Greece has a variety of birds, including the heron, stork, and pelican.
Are zebras extinct?
Not extinct
Plains zebra/Extinction status