List of extinct animals

Contents

1 Prehistoric extinctions 2 Historic extinctions 3 Common Era Extinctions (Mammals and birds) 3.1 Europe, incomplete list 3.2 North America, (43 bird species, 39 mammal species in the USA) 3.3 Central and South America, incomplete list 3.4 Africa 3.4.1 Mauritius and neighbouring islands 3.5 Asia 3.6 Oceania 3.6.1 Hawaii 3.6.2 New Zealand, incomplete list 4 Endangered Species 5 No Longer Considered Extinct 6 Related Articles

Prehistoric extinctions

A large number of historical orders are extinct, e.g. dinosaurs, pterosaurs and ammonites, probably wiped out by meteor or asteroid strikes, in various Epochs.

Historic extinctions

• Pleistocene Megafauna

Common Era Extinctions (Mammals and birds)

Europe, incomplete list

• Aurochs (1627, Poland)
• Tarpan (1880, Poland)
• Great Auk (1844, Iceland)
• Pyrenean Ibex (2000, Spain)

See also List of extinct animals of the British Isles.

North America, (43 bird species, 39 mammal species in the USA)

• List of extinct animals of the United States

Central and South America, incomplete list

• Caribbean Monk Seal (1952)
• Falkland Island Fox (1876)

Africa

• Blue Antelope (1799)
• Quagga (1883)
• Cape Lion (1865)
• Atlas Bear (1844)

Mauritius and neighbouring islands

• Dodo (1693)
• Mauritius Blue Pigeon
• Rodrigues Solitaire (1760s)
• Rodrigues Starling

Asia

• Ezo Wolf (1889)
• Honshu Wolf (1905)
• Schomburgk's Deer (1932)
• Bali Tiger (1945)
• Caspian Tiger (1980)
• Javan Tiger (1988)

Oceania

• Extinct Australian animals

Hawaii

• Laysan Rail
• Moa-nalos
• Hawaii 'O'o , Moho nobilis
• Oahu 'O'o , Moho apicalis
• Molokai 'O'o , Moho bishopi
• Kauai 'O'o , Moho braccatus
• Akialoa,Hemignathus obscurus
• Ula-'ai-hawane, Ciridops anna
• Black Mamo, Drepanis funerea
• Hawaii Mamo, Drepanis pacifica
• Kakawahie, Paroreomyza flammea
• Kona Grosbeak, Psittirostra kona
• Lesser Koa-finch, Rhodacanthus flaviceps
• Greater Koa-finch, Rhodacanthus palmeri
• Greater Amakihi, Viridonia sagittirostris

New Zealand, incomplete list

• Moa (1770s)
• Harpagornis (Haast's Eagle)
• Snipe-Rail
• Grant-Mackie's Wren
• North Island Goose
• Blue-Billed Duck
• Yaldwyn's Wren
• New Zealand's Coot
• Adzebill
• New Zealand Crow
• North Island Takahe
• Laughing Owl
• Bush Wren
• Stephen Island's Wren
• Huia
• Piopio
• New Zealand Quail
• Little Barrier Snipe
• South Island Kokako
• New Zealand Little Bittern
• Chatham Island Fernbird

Endangered Species

See: endangered species

No Longer Considered Extinct

• Coelacanth, captured Dec 21 1938, thought to be a Rock Cod, but known to native peoples in Indonesia and other locations.

Related Articles

• Extinct birds