Sponsor Area

Biodiversity And Conservation

Question
CBSEENBI12047011

Which one of the following is a pair of endangered species

  • Garden lizard and Mexican poppy

  • Rhesus monkey and Sal tree

  • Indian peacock and carrot grass

  • Hornbill and Indian aconite

Solution

D.

Hornbill and Indian aconite

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct. Endangered (EN), as categorized by the IUCN Red list , is the second most severe conservation status for wild populations in the IUCN's schema after Critically Endangered (CR).