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What is the difference between extant and extinct?

What is the difference between extant and extinct?
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What is the difference between extant and extinct?

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Extinct refers to species no longer in existence, having no living representatives – gone everywhere.

Extant The species is known or thought very likely to occur currently in the area.

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