Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. ... A typical species becomes extinct within 10 million years of its first appearance, although some species, called living fossils, survive with little to no morphological change for hundreds of millions of years.
Explanation:
# CAUSES OF ANIMAL EXTINCTION
Demographic and genetic phenomena.
Destruction of wild habitats.
Introduction of invasive species.
Climate change.
Hunting and illegal trafficking.
# Basic causes of extinction are as follows
2. Excessive hunting and killing of wild animals.
3. Poaching for purpose of meat, skin, fur, ivory, and rhino horns etc.
4. Capture and export of new species in large number.
5. Introduction of exotic species.
6. Excessive use of pesticides, fungicides, and other toxic chemicals.
7. Conversion of fertile land in the desert by overgrazing of domestic animals.
8. Deforestation leading to loss of covers or shelter to wild animals.
9. Excessive use of plant wood for timber, charcoal or fire purpose.
