Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biodiversity and Conservation

Question:
Which among the following is not an extinct species ?
Options:
Dodo (Mauritius)
Thylacine (Australia)
Steller’s Sea Cow (Russia)
Vaquita
Correct Answer:
Vaquita
Explanation:
On the brink of extinction, the vaquita is the smallest living species of cetacean. The single rarest animal in the world is the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). This porpoise lives only in the extreme northwestern corner of the Gulf of California in Mexico.