answersLogoWhite

0

What causes subspecies?

Updated: 9/18/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Best Answer

Isolation and time.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What causes subspecies?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Zoology

What is the difference between lion subspecies?

Masai subspecies is large, dark color, lots of mane. Senagalese subspecies is small, light color, with less mane.


Which subspecies of tiger is the biggest in physical size?

The Amur Tiger, also known as the Siberian Tiger, is the largest of the subspecies of tigers.


How many subspecies of tigers are there in the world?

Six current subspecies, or breeds, are recognized today: Bengal, Burmese (also known as Indochinese), Malayan, Siberian, South Chinese, and Sumatran. (The Bali, Javan, and Caspian breeds have all gone extinct in the past century.) All six living subspecies of tigers are now on the endangered lists. Note: The famous "white tigers" are a rare color mutation mostly within the Bengal breed, not a separate subspecies. Additional note: As mentioned above, there would be nine but the Caspian, Bali and Javan are all now extinct.


What is the common name for kodiak bear?

The Kodiak is a subspecies of the brown bear.


How many types of tigers are there in the world and what are their names and where do they reside?

SIX TYPES OF TIGERS:There are currently 6 subspecies of tigers. The different subspecies are found in areas of Asia, India and Russia. The largest subspecies is found in snowy areas of Russia. The smallest and darkest subspecies is found farther south, in the jungles of Indonesia. Tigresses (females) are always smaller than males.SIBERIAN OR AMUR TIGER - the largest of the tiger subspecies, males can be as long as a station wagon. These tigers also have the palest orange coat and the fewest stripes. This species of tiger can be fond anywhere from Western and Central Asia to eastern Russia.BENGAL OR INDIAN TIGER - This most common subspecies of tiger is as its name suggest found mainly on the Indian subcontinent.INDOCHINESE TIGER - These tigers are about 20% smaller and are darker than Bengal tigers. This subspecies can currently be found in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.MALAYAN TIGER - This subspecies was proved to be a "true subspecies", living in Thailand and Malaysia in 2004. A group from the U.S. National Cancer Institute, the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, studied the tiger and discovered the new classification. The Malayan tiger is one of the smallest subspecies of tigers, along with the Sumatran tiger. Again as its name suggests, the Malayan tiger resides in the Malay Peninsula.SOUTH CHINA TIGER - These tigers are slightly smaller than the Indochinese subspecies. In the 1950s the Chinese government ordered that these tigers be destroyed because they were viewed as pests. Today, there are less than 30 South China tigers left in the wild. Thankfully, the Chinese have taken steps toward a plan to protect the remaining South China tigers. The few remaining wild tigers live in southern China.SUMATRAN TIGER - Even though the Sumatran is one of the smallest tiger subspecies, it still is a pretty big cat and is the length of a school cafeteria table! The remaining tigers of this subspecies, about three hundred live on the small island of Sumatra.Extinct Tigers:Three of the nine subspecies are now extinct. The Bali tiger met its demise in the 1940s, the Caspian in the 1970s and the Javan in the 1980s.There were originally nine subspecies of tiger, the Javan, the Bali, the Caspian, the Indochinese, the Sumatran, the Bengal, the Siberian, the South China tiger, and the Malayan Tiger subspecies. With the now three extinct species, this leaves just six subspecies living today, and currently one of those, the South China Tiger is considered by some to possibly already be extinct in the wild.For more information visit http://www.defenders.org/tiger/basic-facts.

Related questions

Fire salamander's scientific classification?

Superdomain BiotaDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaSubkingdom BilateriaBranch DeuterostomiaInfrakingdom ChordoniaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataInfraphylum GnathostomataSuperclass TetrapodaClass AmphibiaSubclass LissamphibiaOrder CaudataFamily SalamandridaeSubfamily SalamandrinaeGenus SalamandraSpecies Salamandra salamandra # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra alfredschmidti. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandraalmanzoris. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra bejarae. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra bejarae. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrabernardezi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra beschkovi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra crespoi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrafastuosa. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra gallaica. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra gigliolii. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrainfraimmaculata. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra longirostris. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra morenica. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrasalamandra. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra semenovi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra terrestris.


What is a sentence with the word subspecies in it?

There are several subspecies of salmonella.


Do subspecies exist for plants?

Yes, there are botanical subspecies.


Why is the pronghorn endangered in Arizona?

As a species, no. The Baja California Pronghorn is a subspecies that is critically endangered.


What is the difference between species and subspecies?

Species refer to a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, while subspecies are further divisions within a species based on minor differences in characteristics like color or size. Subspecies can interbreed with other subspecies within the same species but may exhibit different adaptations based on their specific habitats.


Where can you watch subspecies online?

you can watch it at www.stagevu.com under Subspecies (1991).avi


How fast do white lions adapt to the environment?

The white lion is not a distinct subspecies, but a special morph with a genetic condition, leucism, that causes paler colouration akin to that of the white tiger; the condition is similar to melanism, which causes black panthers.


What is the difference between lion subspecies?

Masai subspecies is large, dark color, lots of mane. Senagalese subspecies is small, light color, with less mane.


What are the names of the 15 subspecies of the Gray Wolf?

There is actually much evidence suggesting that there are not 15 subspecies of gray wolf, but rather 39 subspecies. For the names of all of those Gray Wolf subspecies, please see the related question below.


Name 9 accepted subspecies of giraffe?

please name 9 accepted subspecies of giraffe


What statement is not true about members of subspecies?

One statement that is not true about members of the subspecies is that they did not love peace.


What are the names of the existent subspecies o tiger?

The existing subspecies are; Siberian, Bengal, Sumatran, Malayan, Indo Chinese, South China. The South China subspecies may be also extinct in the wild.