Question

Differentiate:

Endemic and Extinct species

Answer 1

Endemic species:

Species which are found exclusively in a particular area and nowhere else in the world are known as endemic species.

Extinct species:

When a species becomes unable to compete with other organisms and no longer exists on Earth, then such species are called extinct species.

Endemic species	Extinct species
1. Totally disappeared from the world.	1. Found only in a particular area of the world.
2. Extinct species are included in the red data book.	2. Endemic species are not included in the red data book.
3. Eg. Dinosaurs, Dodo	3. Eg., The Great Indian Bustard