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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 37

Which of the following is the first mammal species to be wiped out by human-induced climate change?

  1. Ursus maritimus

  2. Panthera tigris

  3. Bramble Cay melomys

  4. Panthera uncia

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Answer: (C) Bramble Cay melomys

Explanation

The Bramble Cay melomys, a rodent from a tiny Great Barrier Reef island, was reported in 2016 as the first mammal driven extinct by human-induced climate change (sea-level rise).