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However an epizootic outbreak in 1919 reduced the animals to just 50, and the last individuals were poached in 1927. [63] The only captive animal, a male, lived in Germany between 1908 and 1925 and bred with females of the lowland wisent subspecies. As a result, several wisent populations carry its genes today.
Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of European species extinct in the Holocene. List of extinct animals of the British Isles; List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Oceanian animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Australia-New Guinea ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Extinct species of large cattle Not to be confused with Bos taurus, European bison, or Oryx. Aurochs Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Holocene Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Mounted skeleton of an aurochs bull at the National Museum of Denmark Conservation status Extinct (1627 ...
Pages in category "Extinct animals of Europe" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acernaspis;
This name is Latin for "the first-born elephant". Cuvier coined the name Elephas mammonteus a few months later, but the former name was subsequently used. [8] In 1828, the British naturalist Joshua Brookes used the name Mammuthus borealis for woolly mammoth fossils in his collection that he put up for sale, thereby coining a new genus name. [9]
In 1774, Zoolithenhöhle cave near the village of Burggaillenreuth in Bavaria, southern Germany was brought to scientific attention by Johan Friedrich Esper, who realised that the bones of extinct animals were present in the cave. [6] In 1810, a fossil skull from the cave was given the scientific name Felis spelaea by Georg August Goldfuss. [7]
Pages in category "German legendary creatures" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.