extinctionReason
P6998
predicate
Indicates the cause or factor responsible for an entity’s extinction.
All labels observed (25)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| endangermentCause | 315 |
| extinctionCause | 206 |
| extinctionReason canonical | 124 |
| causeOfExtinction | 50 |
| endangeredStatusReason | 19 |
| causeOfEndangerment | 17 |
| isEndangeredBecauseOf | 11 |
| reasonForExtinction | 9 |
| endangeredStatusCause | 8 |
| endangeredDueTo | 7 |
| titleExtinctionReason | 5 |
| causesExtinctionOf | 4 |
| possibleExtinctionDrivers | 4 |
| likelyExtinctionCauses | 3 |
| massExtinctionCauses | 3 |
| causeOfNearExtinction | 2 |
| endangeredBecause | 2 |
| hasExtinctionCause | 2 |
| reasonForEndangerment | 2 |
| secondCreationExtinctionReason | 2 |
| thirdCreationExtinctionReason | 2 |
| causeOfExtinctionInTVSeries | 1 |
| causeOfImpendingExtinction | 1 |
| extinctReason | 1 |
| extinctionReasonHypothesis | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: extinctionReason
Generated description
Indicates the cause or factor responsible for an entity’s extinction.
Sample triples (801)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Klamath–Modoc language | language shift to English via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Klamath–Modoc language | historical assimilation policies via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Matlatzinca | language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Uspantek | language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangeredDueTo" ⓘ |
| Tektitek | language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangeredStatusReason" ⓘ |
|
dodo (extinct)
surface form:
dodo
|
human activities via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
|
dodo (extinct)
surface form:
dodo
|
overhunting via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
|
dodo (extinct)
surface form:
dodo
|
introduced predators via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
|
dodo (extinct)
surface form:
dodo
|
habitat destruction via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Lemerig | language shift to Vera’a via predicate surface "endangeredBecause" ⓘ |
| Lemerig | language shift to Vurës via predicate surface "endangeredBecause" ⓘ |
| Baure language | language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Resígaro language | language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Resígaro language | language shift to Bora via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Apolista language | language shift to neighboring languages (inferred) via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Achagua language | language shift to Spanish via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Enawené-Nawé language | small speaker population via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Enawené-Nawé language | pressure from Portuguese via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Ciboney language | European colonization and cultural disruption via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Ursus arctos californicus | overhunting via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction" ⓘ |
| Ursus arctos californicus | habitat loss via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction" ⓘ |
| Diprotodon | climate change (hypothesized) via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction" ⓘ |
| Diprotodon | human hunting (hypothesized) via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction" ⓘ |
| Kayeli language | language shift to Indonesian via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Kayeli language | small speaker population via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| House of Gloucester | death of Gilbert de Clare at the Battle of Bannockburn via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Beni Snous language | language shift to Arabic via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Beni Snous language | urbanization and migration via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| Traversia lyalli | introduced predators via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Traversia lyalli | cats via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Tunisian Saharan Berber | language shift to Arabic via predicate surface "endangermentCause" ⓘ |
| House of Orléans-Longueville | died out in the male line ⓘ |
| Xenicus longipes | introduced predators via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Xenicus longipes | habitat loss via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Earl of Athlone | died without male heirs ⓘ |
| Baniwa language | pressure from Portuguese in Brazil via predicate surface "endangeredStatusCause" ⓘ |
| Baniwa language | pressure from Spanish in Colombia and Venezuela via predicate surface "endangeredStatusCause" ⓘ |
| Duke of Montagu | lack of male heirs ⓘ |
| Marquess of Cambridge | failure of male issue via predicate surface "causeOfExtinction" ⓘ |
| Crimean Gothic | language shift via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Crimean Gothic | assimilation into surrounding populations via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Lycian II | language shift to Greek ⓘ |
| Baron Rutherford of Nelson | death of first baron without male heir via predicate surface "reasonForExtinction" ⓘ |
| Viscount St Alban | no heirs ⓘ |
| Phrygian | language shift to Greek via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Phrygian | Hellenization of Anatolia via predicate surface "extinctionCause" ⓘ |
| Triassic–Jurassic extinction event | many archosaur lineages other than dinosaurs via predicate surface "causesExtinctionOf" ⓘ |
| Triassic–Jurassic extinction event | many large amphibians via predicate surface "causesExtinctionOf" ⓘ |
| Triassic–Jurassic extinction event | many conodonts via predicate surface "causesExtinctionOf" ⓘ |
| Triassic–Jurassic extinction event | numerous reef-building organisms via predicate surface "causesExtinctionOf" ⓘ |