neontology
Technical term in biology for the study of extant (living) organisms, as opposed to extinct ones. Often contrasted with 古生物学 (paleontology).
See also: 古生物学
Neontology is the study of organisms that are currently alive.
Paleontology and neontology are often contrasted.
古生物学 (paleontology) studies extinct organisms through fossils, while 現生生物学 focuses on living species.
Compound of 現生 (living, extant) + 生物学 (biology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a modern technical term.