Which one of the following organisms is not recently extinct?

The correct answer is Option (2) → Kangaroo

(1) Quagga — A recently extinct animal. It was a zebra-like animal of Africa.

(2) Kangaroo — Not recently extinct. The kangaroo is a marsupial that still lives in large numbers in Australia.

(3) Dodo — A recently extinct animal. It was a flightless bird of Mauritius.

(4) Thylacine — A recently extinct animal. It was a wolf-like marsupial of Australia, also called the Tasmanian wolf.

NCERT Extract:
Loss of Biodiversity – “The IUCN Red List (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants) in the last 500 years. Some examples of recent extinctions include the dodo (Mauritius), quagga (Africa), thylacine (Australia), Steller’s Sea Cow (Russia) and three subspecies (Bali, Javan, Caspian) of tiger.”