I Miss You Trivia Quiz

Answer: Golden toad

The golden toad was a small toad that was endemic to an area north of Monteverde, Costa Rica. It was found in an elfin cloud forest. It was first described in 1966 and was extinct by 1989. It was also called the Monte Verde toad and the Alajuela toad. Extinction was probably caused by low populations and habitat loss.

Answer: Habitat loss

The loss of forest on the island of Mauritius has caused the loss of many animals, both avian and terrestrial. Not much is known about these birds although there are three stuffed examples in various museums around the world.

Answer: The Mojave Desert

The Tecopa Pupfish was the first animal to be declared extinct once the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was enacted. They were discovered in the Tecopa Hot Springs in the Mojave Desert of California in 1942. The males were bright blue and the females were striped.

They were led to extinction by Americans eager to modify their habitats and the addition of non-native species and were extinct by 1970.

Answer: Laysan noctuid moth

Laysan noctuid moths were endemic to Laysan, in the northern Hawaiian Islands. Not much is known about this moth. It was food for the Laysan millerbird which is also extinct. Island animals are prone to extinction because there are so few of them and they live in such specific habitats.

The other moths have never existed.

Answer: Percy Island, Australia

There is only one record of the dusky flying fox, dating from 1878. The species was found in Percy Island in Australia. There was a record of a colony at the time but nothing more is known about this animal. The single specimen is located at the British Museum of Natural History.

Answer: False

The domed Rodrigues tortoise was one of the smallest of the Indian Ocean's giant tortoises. They were about one foot, or 40 cm., long. They shared Rodrigues Island with a much larger tortoise known as the Saddle-backed tortoise. Sadly, both species are now extinct, mostly due to them being hunted for food.

Answer: Florida black wolf

The Florida black wolf was believed to be a subspecies of the red wolf, although the exact relationship is disputed. It was common throughout the state of Florida and hunted small mammals. It became extinct in 1908 due to hunting and habitat loss.

Answer: Hunting

The Caucasian Bison was a subspecies of European Bison that lived in the forestlands of the Caucasus Mountains. These mighty beasts went extinct after the stresses of World War I when they were hunted for food. The last of these animals was shot in 1927.

Answer: True

The Steller's sea cow was first described in 1741 by German naturalist Georg Steller. It only took 27 years before they were hunted to extinction. They lived in the north Pacific where they grazed at the shoreline. They were a slow and sluggish animal and were completely defenseless.

Answer: Birds

The Falkland Islands wolf ate birds almost all the time. There were no rats or minks on the islands. It is not known how the wolf got to the islands. Did they cross a prehistoric land bridge or were they brought by early man? They were fairly tame wolves and may have had a domestic background. They became extinct in 1876.