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List of recently extinct mammals

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List of recently extinct mammals

Recently extinct mammals are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as any mammals that have become extinct since the year 1500 CE. Since then, roughly 80 mammal species have become extinct. Extinction of taxa is difficult to confirm, as a long gap without a sighting is not definitive, but before 1995 a threshold of 50 years without a sighting was used to declare extinction. One study found that extinction from habitat loss is the hardest to detect, as this might only fragment populations to the point of concealment from humans. Some mammals declared as extinct may very well reappear. For example, a study found that 36% of purported mammalian extinction had been resolved, while the rest either had validity issues (insufficient evidence) or had been rediscovered. As of March 2026, the IUCN listed 238 mammalian species as critically endangered, while 26% of all mammalian species were threatened with extinction.

Tables

· Extinct species
Broad-faced potoroo
Broad-faced potoroo
Common name
Broad-faced potoroo
Binomial name
Potorous platyops Gould, 1844
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1875 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Eastern hare wallaby
Eastern hare wallaby
Common name
Eastern hare wallaby
Binomial name
Lagorchestes leporides Gould, 1841
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1889 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Lake Mackay hare-wallaby
Lake Mackay hare-wallaby
Common name
Lake Mackay hare-wallaby
Binomial name
Lagorchestes asomatus Finlayson, 1943
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1932 1
Former range
Australia
Desert rat-kangaroo
Desert rat-kangaroo
Common name
Desert rat-kangaroo
Binomial name
Caloprymnus campestris Gould, 1843
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1935 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger
Thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger
Common name
Thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger
Binomial name
Thylacinus cynocephalus Harris, 1808
Order
Dasyuromorphia
Date of extinction
1936 1
Former range
Australia, Tasmania
Picture
Toolache wallaby
Toolache wallaby
Common name
Toolache wallaby
Binomial name
Macropus greyi Waterhouse, 1846
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1939 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Desert bandicoot
Desert bandicoot
Common name
Desert bandicoot
Binomial name
Perameles eremiana Spencer, 1837
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
1943 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
New South Wales barred bandicoot
New South Wales barred bandicoot
Common name
New South Wales barred bandicoot
Binomial name
Perameles fasciata Gray, 1841
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
mid-19th century
Former range
Australia
Picture
Southwestern barred bandicoot
Southwestern barred bandicoot
Common name
Southwestern barred bandicoot
Binomial name
Perameles myosuros Wagner, 1841
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
mid-19th century
Former range
Australia
Picture
Southern barred bandicoot
Southern barred bandicoot
Common name
Southern barred bandicoot
Binomial name
Perameles notina Thomas, 1922
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
mid-19th century
Former range
Australia
Nullarbor barred bandicoot
Nullarbor barred bandicoot
Common name
Nullarbor barred bandicoot
Binomial name
Perameles papillon Travouillon & Phillips, 2018
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
early 20th century
Former range
Australia
Picture
Lesser bilby or yallara
Lesser bilby or yallara
Common name
Lesser bilby or yallara
Binomial name
Macrotis leucura Thomas, 1887
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
1960s 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Southern pig-footed bandicoot
Southern pig-footed bandicoot
Common name
Southern pig-footed bandicoot
Binomial name
Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
1950s 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Northern pig-footed bandicoot
Northern pig-footed bandicoot
Common name
Northern pig-footed bandicoot
Binomial name
Chaeropus yirratji Travouillon et al., 2019
Order
Peramelemorphia
Date of extinction
1950s
Former range
Picture
Crescent nail-tail wallaby
Crescent nail-tail wallaby
Common name
Crescent nail-tail wallaby
Binomial name
Onychogalea lunata Gould, 1841
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1956 1
Former range
Australia (western and central)
Picture
Red-bellied gracile opossum or red-bellied gracile mouse opossum
Red-bellied gracile opossum or red-bellied gracile mouse opossum
Common name
Red-bellied gracile opossum or red-bellied gracile mouse opossum
Binomial name
Cryptonanus ignitus Díaz, Flores and Barquez, 2002
Order
Didelphimorphia
Date of extinction
1962 1
Former range
Argentina
Desert bettong
Desert bettong
Common name
Desert bettong
Binomial name
Bettongia anhydra Finlayson, 1957
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
1950s or 1960s 1
Former range
Australia
Nullarbor dwarf bettong
Nullarbor dwarf bettong
Common name
Nullarbor dwarf bettong
Binomial name
Bettongia pusilla McNamara, 1997
Order
Diprotodontia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Australia (Nullarbor Plain)
Steller's sea cow
Steller's sea cow
Common name
Steller's sea cow
Binomial name
Hydrodamalis gigas von Zimmermann, 1780
Order
Sirenia
Date of extinction
1768 1
Former range
Commander Islands (Russia, United States)
Picture
Bramble Cay melomys
Bramble Cay melomys
Common name
Bramble Cay melomys
Binomial name
Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
2016 1
Former range
Australia (Bramble Cay)
Picture
Oriente cave rat
Oriente cave rat
Common name
Oriente cave rat
Binomial name
Boromys offella Miller, 1916
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Cuba
Picture
Torre's cave rat
Torre's cave rat
Common name
Torre's cave rat
Binomial name
Boromys torrei Allen, 1917
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Cuba
Picture
Imposter hutia
Imposter hutia
Common name
Imposter hutia
Binomial name
Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Hispaniola (currently Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
Montane hutia
Montane hutia
Common name
Montane hutia
Binomial name
Isolobodon montanus Miller, 1922
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Hispaniola
Dwarf viscacha
Dwarf viscacha
Common name
Dwarf viscacha
Binomial name
Lagostomus crassus Thomas, 1910
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1900s 1
Former range
Peru
Galápagos giant rat
Galápagos giant rat
Common name
Galápagos giant rat
Binomial name
Megaoryzomys curioi Niethammer, 1964
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1500s 1
Former range
Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)
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Cuban coney
Cuban coney
Common name
Cuban coney
Binomial name
Geocapromys columbianus Chapman, 1892
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Cuba
Hispaniolan edible rat
Hispaniolan edible rat
Common name
Hispaniolan edible rat
Binomial name
Brotomys voratus Miller, 1916
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1536–1546 1
Former range
Hispaniola
Puerto Rican hutia
Puerto Rican hutia
Common name
Puerto Rican hutia
Binomial name
Isolobodon portoricensis Allen, 1916
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1900s 1
Former range
Hispaniola; introduced to Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas Island, Saint Croix, U . Virgin Islands and Mona Island
Big-eared hopping mouse
Big-eared hopping mouse
Common name
Big-eared hopping mouse
Binomial name
Notomys macrotis Thomas, 1921
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1843 1
Former range
Australia (central Western Australia)
Darling Downs hopping mouse
Darling Downs hopping mouse
Common name
Darling Downs hopping mouse
Binomial name
Notomys mordax Thomas, 1921
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1846 1
Former range
Australia (Darling Downs, Queensland)
White-footed rabbit-rat
White-footed rabbit-rat
Common name
White-footed rabbit-rat
Binomial name
Conilurus albipes Lichtenstein, 1829
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1860s 1
Former range
Australia (eastern coast)
Picture
Capricorn rabbit rat
Capricorn rabbit rat
Common name
Capricorn rabbit rat
Binomial name
Conilurus capricornensis Cramb and Hocknull, 2010
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Australia (Queensland)
Short-tailed hopping mouse
Short-tailed hopping mouse
Common name
Short-tailed hopping mouse
Binomial name
Notomys amplus Brazenor, 1936
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1896 1
Former range
Australia (Great Sandy Desert)
Long-tailed hopping mouse
Long-tailed hopping mouse
Common name
Long-tailed hopping mouse
Binomial name
Notomys longicaudatus Gould, 1844
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1901 1
Former range
Australia
Picture
Great hopping mouse
Great hopping mouse
Common name
Great hopping mouse
Binomial name
Notomys robustus Mahoney, Smith and Medlin, 2008
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
mid-1800s 1
Former range
Australia (Flinders Ranges and Davenport Ranges)
Desmarest's pilorie or Martinique giant rice rat
Desmarest's pilorie or Martinique giant rice rat
Common name
Desmarest's pilorie or Martinique giant rice rat
Binomial name
Megalomys desmarestii Fischer, 1829
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1902 1
Former range
Martinique
Picture
Saint Lucia pilorie or Saint Lucia giant rice rat
Saint Lucia pilorie or Saint Lucia giant rice rat
Common name
Saint Lucia pilorie or Saint Lucia giant rice rat
Binomial name
Megalomys luciae Major, 1901
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1881 1
Former range
Saint Lucia
Picture
Bulldog rat
Bulldog rat
Common name
Bulldog rat
Binomial name
Rattus nativitatis Thomas, 1888
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1903 1
Former range
Christmas Island
Picture
Maclear's rat
Maclear's rat
Common name
Maclear's rat
Binomial name
Rattus macleari Thomas, 1887
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1903 1
Former range
Christmas Island
Picture
Darwin's Galápagos mouse
Darwin's Galápagos mouse
Common name
Darwin's Galápagos mouse
Binomial name
Nesoryzomys darwini Osgood, 1929
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1930 1
Former range
Galápagos Islands
Gould's mouse
Gould's mouse
Common name
Gould's mouse
Binomial name
Pseudomys gouldii Waterhouse, 1839
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1930 1
Former range
Australia (southern half)
Picture
Plains rat or palyoora
Plains rat or palyoora
Common name
Plains rat or palyoora
Binomial name
Pseudomys auritus Thomas, 1910
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1800s 1
Former range
Australia (Kangaroo Island and the Younghusband Peninsula)
Pemberton's deer mouse
Pemberton's deer mouse
Common name
Pemberton's deer mouse
Binomial name
Peromyscus pembertoni Burt, 1932
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1931 1
Former range
San Pedro Nolasco Island, Mexico
Picture
Samaná hutia
Samaná hutia
Common name
Samaná hutia
Binomial name
Plagiodontia ipnaeum Johnson, 1948
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Hispaniola
Hispaniola monkey
Hispaniola monkey
Common name
Hispaniola monkey
Binomial name
Antillothrix bernensis MacPhee, Horovitz, Arredondo, & Jimenez Vasquez, 1995
Order
Primates
Date of extinction
early 16th century
Former range
Hispaniola (currently Dominican Republic)
Jamaican monkey
Jamaican monkey
Common name
Jamaican monkey
Binomial name
Xenothrix mcgregori Williams & Koopman, 1952
Order
Primates
Date of extinction
1707-1725 1
Former range
Jamaica
Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat
Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat
Common name
Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat
Binomial name
Leporillus apicalis John Gould, 1854
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1933 1
Former range
Australia (west-central)
Picture
Indefatigable Galápagos mouse
Indefatigable Galápagos mouse
Common name
Indefatigable Galápagos mouse
Binomial name
Nesoryzomys indefessus Thomas, 1899
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1934 1
Former range
Galápagos Islands
Little Swan Island hutia
Little Swan Island hutia
Common name
Little Swan Island hutia
Binomial name
Geocapromys thoracatus True, 1888
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1955 1
Former range
Swan Islands, Honduras
Picture
Blue-gray mouse
Blue-gray mouse
Common name
Blue-gray mouse
Binomial name
Pseudomys glaucus Thomas, 1910
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1956 1
Former range
Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
Buhler's coryphomys or Buhler's rat
Buhler's coryphomys or Buhler's rat
Common name
Buhler's coryphomys or Buhler's rat
Binomial name
Coryphomys buehleri Schaub, 1937
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
West Timor, Indonesia
Insular cave rat
Insular cave rat
Common name
Insular cave rat
Binomial name
Heteropsomys insulans Anthony, 1916
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Candango mouse
Candango mouse
Common name
Candango mouse
Binomial name
Juscelinomys candango Moojen, 1965
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1960 1
Former range
Central Brazil
Picture
Anthony's woodrat
Anthony's woodrat
Common name
Anthony's woodrat
Binomial name
Neotoma anthonyi Allen, 1898
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1926 1
Former range
Isla Todos Santos, Mexico
Bunker's woodrat
Bunker's woodrat
Common name
Bunker's woodrat
Binomial name
Neotoma bunkeri Burt, 1932
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1931 1
Former range
Coronado Islands, Mexico
Vespucci's rodent
Vespucci's rodent
Common name
Vespucci's rodent
Binomial name
Noronhomys vespuccii Carleton and Olson, 1999
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1500 1
Former range
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
St. Vincent colilargo or St. Vincent pygmy rice rat
St. Vincent colilargo or St. Vincent pygmy rice rat
Common name
St. Vincent colilargo or St. Vincent pygmy rice rat
Binomial name
Oligoryzomys victus Thomas, 1898
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1892 1
Former range
Saint Vincent
Jamaican rice rat
Jamaican rice rat
Common name
Jamaican rice rat
Binomial name
Oryzomys antillarum Thomas, 1898
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1877 1
Former range
Jamaica
Picture
Nelson's rice rat
Nelson's rice rat
Common name
Nelson's rice rat
Binomial name
Oryzomys nelsoni Merriam, 1889
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
1897 1
Former range
Islas Marías, Mexico
Picture
Nevis rice rat, St. Eustatius rice rat, or St. Kitts rice rat
Nevis rice rat, St. Eustatius rice rat, or St. Kitts rice rat
Common name
Nevis rice rat, St. Eustatius rice rat, or St. Kitts rice rat
Binomial name
Pennatomys nivalis Turvey, Weksler, Morris & Nokkert, 2010
Order
Rodentia
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Sint Eustatius and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Picture
Christmas Island pipistrelle
Christmas Island pipistrelle
Common name
Christmas Island pipistrelle
Binomial name
Pipistrellus murrayi Andrews, 1900
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
2009 1
Former range
Christmas Island
Bonin pipistrelle
Bonin pipistrelle
Common name
Bonin pipistrelle
Binomial name
Pipistrellus sturdeei Thomas, 1915
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1889 1
Former range
Bonin Islands
Sardinian pika
Sardinian pika
Common name
Sardinian pika
Binomial name
Prolagus sardus Wagner, 1832
Order
Lagomorpha
Date of extinction
1774 1
Former range
Corsica and Sardinia
Picture
Christmas Island shrew
Christmas Island shrew
Common name
Christmas Island shrew
Binomial name
Crocidura trichura Dobsin in Thomas, 1889
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
1985 1
Former range
Christmas Island
Marcano's solenodon
Marcano's solenodon
Common name
Marcano's solenodon
Binomial name
Solenodon marcanoi Patterson, 1962
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
1500s 1
Former range
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rican nesophontes
Puerto Rican nesophontes
Common name
Puerto Rican nesophontes
Binomial name
Nesophontes edithae Anthony, 1916
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Puerto Rico, Vieques Island, Saint John, U . Virgin Islands and Saint Thomas, U . Virgin Islands
Picture
Atalaye nesophontes
Atalaye nesophontes
Common name
Atalaye nesophontes
Binomial name
Nesophontes hypomicrus Miller, 1929
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Hispaniola
Greater Cuban nesophontes
Greater Cuban nesophontes
Common name
Greater Cuban nesophontes
Binomial name
Nesophontes major Arredondo, 1970
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Cuba
Western Cuban nesophontes
Western Cuban nesophontes
Common name
Western Cuban nesophontes
Binomial name
Nesophontes micrus Allen, 1917
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud)
St. Michel nesophontes
St. Michel nesophontes
Common name
St. Michel nesophontes
Binomial name
Nesophontes paramicrus Miller, 1929
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Hispaniola
Haitian nesophontes
Haitian nesophontes
Common name
Haitian nesophontes
Binomial name
Nesophontes zamicrus Miller, 1929
Order
Eulipotyphla
Date of extinction
early 1500s 1
Former range
Haiti
Small Samoan flying fox
Small Samoan flying fox
Common name
Small Samoan flying fox
Binomial name
Pteropus allenorum Helgen & Wilson, 2009
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1856 1
Former range
Samoa
Large Samoan flying fox
Large Samoan flying fox
Common name
Large Samoan flying fox
Binomial name
Pteropus coxi Helgen & Wilson, 2009
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1839-1841 1
Former range
Samoa
Lesser Mascarene flying fox or dark flying fox
Lesser Mascarene flying fox or dark flying fox
Common name
Lesser Mascarene flying fox or dark flying fox
Binomial name
Pteropus subniger kerr, 1792
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1864 1
Former range
Réunion, Mauritius
Picture
Guam flying fox or Guam fruit bat
Guam flying fox or Guam fruit bat
Common name
Guam flying fox or Guam fruit bat
Binomial name
Pteropus tokudae Tate, 1934
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1968 1
Former range
Guam
Dusky flying fox or Percy Island flying fox
Dusky flying fox or Percy Island flying fox
Common name
Dusky flying fox or Percy Island flying fox
Binomial name
Pteropus brunneus Dobson, 1878
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1870 1
Former range
Percy Islands (Australia)
Large Palau flying fox
Large Palau flying fox
Common name
Large Palau flying fox
Binomial name
Pteropus pilosus Andersen, 1908
Order
Chiroptera
Date of extinction
1874 1
Former range
Palau
Large sloth lemur
Large sloth lemur
Common name
Large sloth lemur
Binomial name
Palaeopropithecus ingens Grandidier, 1899
Order
Primates
Date of extinction
1620 1
Former range
In green
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Common name
Binomial name
Order
Date of extinction
Former range
Picture
Broad-faced potoroo
Potorous platyops Gould, 1844
Diprotodontia
1875 1
Australia
Eastern hare wallaby
Lagorchestes leporides Gould, 1841
Diprotodontia
1889 1
Australia
Lake Mackay hare-wallaby
Lagorchestes asomatus Finlayson, 1943
Diprotodontia
1932 1
Australia
Desert rat-kangaroo
Caloprymnus campestris Gould, 1843
Diprotodontia
1935 1
Australia
Thylacine or Tasmanian wolf/tiger
Thylacinus cynocephalus Harris, 1808
Dasyuromorphia
1936 1
Australia, Tasmania
Toolache wallaby
Macropus greyi Waterhouse, 1846
Diprotodontia
1939 1
Australia
Desert bandicoot
Perameles eremiana Spencer, 1837
Peramelemorphia
1943 1
Australia
New South Wales barred bandicoot
Perameles fasciata Gray, 1841
Peramelemorphia
mid-19th century
Australia
Southwestern barred bandicoot
Perameles myosuros Wagner, 1841
Peramelemorphia
mid-19th century
Australia
Southern barred bandicoot
Perameles notina Thomas, 1922
Peramelemorphia
mid-19th century
Australia
Nullarbor barred bandicoot
Perameles papillon Travouillon & Phillips, 2018
Peramelemorphia
early 20th century
Australia
Lesser bilby or yallara
Macrotis leucura Thomas, 1887
Peramelemorphia
1960s 1
Australia
Southern pig-footed bandicoot
Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838
Peramelemorphia
1950s 1
Australia
Northern pig-footed bandicoot
Chaeropus yirratji Travouillon et al., 2019
Peramelemorphia
1950s
Crescent nail-tail wallaby
Onychogalea lunata Gould, 1841
Diprotodontia
1956 1
Australia (western and central)
Red-bellied gracile opossum or red-bellied gracile mouse opossum
Cryptonanus ignitus Díaz, Flores and Barquez, 2002
Didelphimorphia
1962 1
Argentina
Desert bettong
Bettongia anhydra Finlayson, 1957
Diprotodontia
1950s or 1960s 1
Australia
Nullarbor dwarf bettong
Bettongia pusilla McNamara, 1997
Diprotodontia
early 1500s 1
Australia (Nullarbor Plain)
Steller's sea cow
Hydrodamalis gigas von Zimmermann, 1780
Sirenia
1768 1
Commander Islands (Russia, United States)
Bramble Cay melomys
Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924
Rodentia
2016 1
Australia (Bramble Cay)
Oriente cave rat
Boromys offella Miller, 1916
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Cuba
Torre's cave rat
Boromys torrei Allen, 1917
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Cuba
Imposter hutia
Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Hispaniola (currently Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
Montane hutia
Isolobodon montanus Miller, 1922
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Hispaniola
Dwarf viscacha
Lagostomus crassus Thomas, 1910
Rodentia
early 1900s 1
Peru
Galápagos giant rat
Megaoryzomys curioi Niethammer, 1964
Rodentia
1500s 1
Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)
Cuban coney
Geocapromys columbianus Chapman, 1892
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Cuba
Hispaniolan edible rat
Brotomys voratus Miller, 1916
Rodentia
1536–1546 1
Hispaniola
Puerto Rican hutia
Isolobodon portoricensis Allen, 1916
Rodentia
early 1900s 1
Hispaniola; introduced to Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas Island, Saint Croix, U . Virgin Islands and Mona Island
Big-eared hopping mouse
Notomys macrotis Thomas, 1921
Rodentia
1843 1
Australia (central Western Australia)
Darling Downs hopping mouse
Notomys mordax Thomas, 1921
Rodentia
1846 1
Australia (Darling Downs, Queensland)
White-footed rabbit-rat
Conilurus albipes Lichtenstein, 1829
Rodentia
early 1860s 1
Australia (eastern coast)
Capricorn rabbit rat
Conilurus capricornensis Cramb and Hocknull, 2010
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Australia (Queensland)
Short-tailed hopping mouse
Notomys amplus Brazenor, 1936
Rodentia
1896 1
Australia (Great Sandy Desert)
Long-tailed hopping mouse
Notomys longicaudatus Gould, 1844
Rodentia
1901 1
Australia
Great hopping mouse
Notomys robustus Mahoney, Smith and Medlin, 2008
Rodentia
mid-1800s 1
Australia (Flinders Ranges and Davenport Ranges)
Desmarest's pilorie or Martinique giant rice rat
Megalomys desmarestii Fischer, 1829
Rodentia
1902 1
Martinique
Saint Lucia pilorie or Saint Lucia giant rice rat
Megalomys luciae Major, 1901
Rodentia
1881 1
Saint Lucia
Bulldog rat
Rattus nativitatis Thomas, 1888
Rodentia
1903 1
Christmas Island
Maclear's rat
Rattus macleari Thomas, 1887
Rodentia
1903 1
Christmas Island
Darwin's Galápagos mouse
Nesoryzomys darwini Osgood, 1929
Rodentia
1930 1
Galápagos Islands
Gould's mouse
Pseudomys gouldii Waterhouse, 1839
Rodentia
1930 1
Australia (southern half)
Plains rat or palyoora
Pseudomys auritus Thomas, 1910
Rodentia
early 1800s 1
Australia (Kangaroo Island and the Younghusband Peninsula)
Pemberton's deer mouse
Peromyscus pembertoni Burt, 1932
Rodentia
1931 1
San Pedro Nolasco Island, Mexico
Samaná hutia
Plagiodontia ipnaeum Johnson, 1948
Rodentia
early 1500s 1
Hispaniola
Hispaniola monkey
Antillothrix bernensis MacPhee, Horovitz, Arredondo, & Jimenez Vasquez, 1995
Primates
early 16th century
Hispaniola (currently Dominican Republic)
Jamaican monkey
Xenothrix mcgregori Williams & Koopman, 1952
Primates
1707-1725 1
Jamaica
Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat
Leporillus apicalis John Gould, 1854
Rodentia
1933 1
Australia (west-central)
Indefatigable Galápagos mouse
Nesoryzomys indefessus Thomas, 1899
Rodentia
1934 1
Galápagos Islands
· Extinct subspecies
Texas red wolf
Texas red wolf
Common name
Texas red wolf
Binomial name
Canis rufus rufus Audubon and Bachman, 1951
Species
Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1970
Former range
North America
Picture
Caucasian wisent
Caucasian wisent
Common name
Caucasian wisent
Binomial name
Bison bonasus caucasicus Turkin and Satunin, 1904
Species
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
1927
Former range
Europe
Picture
Carpathian wisent
Carpathian wisent
Common name
Carpathian wisent
Binomial name
Bison bonasus hungarorum Kretzoi, 1946
Species
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
1852
Former range
Europe
Quagga
Quagga
Common name
Quagga
Binomial name
Equus quagga quagga Boddaert, 1785
Species
Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Order
Perissodactyla
Date of extinction
1883
Former range
Africa
Picture
Japanese wolf
Japanese wolf
Common name
Japanese wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus hodophilax Temminick 1839
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1905
Former range
Asia
Picture
Hokkaido wolf
Hokkaido wolf
Common name
Hokkaido wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus hattai Kishida, 1931
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1889
Former range
Asia
Picture
Atlas bear
Atlas bear
Common name
Atlas bear
Binomial name
Ursus arctos crowtheri Schinz, 1844
Species
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1890
Former range
Africa
Picture
Bali tiger
Bali tiger
Common name
Bali tiger
Binomial name
Panthera tigris sondaica Shwarz,1912
Species
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1950s
Former range
Asia
Picture
Caspian tiger
Caspian tiger
Common name
Caspian tiger
Binomial name
Panthera tigris tigris Illiger, 1815
Species
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1970s
Former range
Asia
Picture
Javan tiger
Javan tiger
Common name
Javan tiger
Binomial name
Panthera tigris sondaica Temminick, 1844
Species
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1980s
Former range
Asia
Picture
Bubal hartebeest
Bubal hartebeest
Common name
Bubal hartebeest
Binomial name
Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766
Species
Hartebeest (Alcephalus buselaphus)
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
1925
Former range
Africa
Picture
Portuguese ibex
Portuguese ibex
Common name
Portuguese ibex
Binomial name
Capra pyrenaica lusitanica Schlegel, 1872
Species
Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
1892
Former range
Europe
Picture
Pyrenean ibex
Pyrenean ibex
Common name
Pyrenean ibex
Binomial name
Capra pyrenaica pyreneica Schinz, 1838
Species
Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
2000, 2003
Former range
Europe
Picture
Western black rhinoceros
Western black rhinoceros
Common name
Western black rhinoceros
Binomial name
Diceros bicornis longipes Zukowsky, 1999
Species
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
2011
Former range
Africa
Picture
Cape lion
Cape lion
Common name
Cape lion
Binomial name
Panthera leo melanochaita Smith, 1842
Species
Lion (Panthera leo)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
mid 19th century
Former range
Africa
Picture
Barbary lion
Barbary lion
Common name
Barbary lion
Binomial name
Panthera leo leo Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Lion (Panthera leo)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1960s
Former range
Africa
Picture
Southern Rocky Mountain wolf
Southern Rocky Mountain wolf
Common name
Southern Rocky Mountain wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1935
Former range
North America
Picture
Kenai Peninsula wolf
Kenai Peninsula wolf
Common name
Kenai Peninsula wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus occidentalis Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1925
Former range
North America
Picture
Banks Island wolf
Banks Island wolf
Common name
Banks Island wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus arctos Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1952
Former range
North America
Picture
Newfoundland wolf
Newfoundland wolf
Common name
Newfoundland wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1911
Former range
North America
Picture
Florida black wolf
Florida black wolf
Common name
Florida black wolf
Binomial name
Canis rufus floridanus Miller, 1912
Species
Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1934
Former range
North America
Picture
Cascade Mountains wolf
Cascade Mountains wolf
Common name
Cascade Mountains wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1944
Former range
North America
Picture
Mogollon mountain wolf
Mogollon mountain wolf
Common name
Mogollon mountain wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1970s
Former range
North America
Picture
Texas wolf
Texas wolf
Common name
Texas wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
19th century
Former range
North America
Picture
Sicilian wolf
Sicilian wolf
Common name
Sicilian wolf
Binomial name
Canis lupus cristaldii Angelici and Rossi, 2018
Species
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1924
Former range
Europe
Picture
Mexican grizzly bear
Mexican grizzly bear
Common name
Mexican grizzly bear
Binomial name
Ursus arctos nelsoni Merriam, 1914
Species
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1965
Former range
North America
Picture
California grizzly bear
California grizzly bear
Common name
California grizzly bear
Binomial name
Ursus arctos californicus Merriam, 1896
Species
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Order
Carnivora
Date of extinction
1924
Former range
North America
Picture
Tarpan
Tarpan
Common name
Tarpan
Binomial name
Equus ferus ferus Boddaert, 1785
Species
Wild horse (Equus ferus)
Order
Perissodactyla
Date of extinction
1909
Former range
Europe
Picture
Common name
Binomial name
Species
Order
Date of extinction
Former range
Picture
Texas red wolf
Canis rufus rufus Audubon and Bachman, 1951
Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Carnivora
1970
North America
Caucasian wisent
Bison bonasus caucasicus Turkin and Satunin, 1904
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Artiodactyla
1927
Europe
Carpathian wisent
Bison bonasus hungarorum Kretzoi, 1946
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Artiodactyla
1852
Europe
Quagga
Equus quagga quagga Boddaert, 1785
Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Perissodactyla
1883
Africa
Japanese wolf
Canis lupus hodophilax Temminick 1839
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1905
Asia
Hokkaido wolf
Canis lupus hattai Kishida, 1931
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1889
Asia
Atlas bear
Ursus arctos crowtheri Schinz, 1844
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Carnivora
1890
Africa
Bali tiger
Panthera tigris sondaica Shwarz,1912
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Carnivora
1950s
Asia
Caspian tiger
Panthera tigris tigris Illiger, 1815
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Carnivora
1970s
Asia
Javan tiger
Panthera tigris sondaica Temminick, 1844
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Carnivora
1980s
Asia
Bubal hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766
Hartebeest (Alcephalus buselaphus)
Artiodactyla
1925
Africa
Portuguese ibex
Capra pyrenaica lusitanica Schlegel, 1872
Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
Artiodactyla
1892
Europe
Pyrenean ibex
Capra pyrenaica pyreneica Schinz, 1838
Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
Artiodactyla
2000, 2003
Europe
Western black rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis longipes Zukowsky, 1999
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
Artiodactyla
2011
Africa
Cape lion
Panthera leo melanochaita Smith, 1842
Lion (Panthera leo)
Carnivora
mid 19th century
Africa
Barbary lion
Panthera leo leo Linnaeus, 1758
Lion (Panthera leo)
Carnivora
1960s
Africa
Southern Rocky Mountain wolf
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1935
North America
Kenai Peninsula wolf
Canis lupus occidentalis Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1925
North America
Banks Island wolf
Canis lupus arctos Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1952
North America
Newfoundland wolf
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1911
North America
Florida black wolf
Canis rufus floridanus Miller, 1912
Red wolf (Canis rufus)
Carnivora
1934
North America
Cascade Mountains wolf
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1944
North America
Mogollon mountain wolf
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1970s
North America
Texas wolf
Canis lupus nubilus Nowak, 1995
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
19th century
North America
Sicilian wolf
Canis lupus cristaldii Angelici and Rossi, 2018
Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
Carnivora
1924
Europe
Mexican grizzly bear
Ursus arctos nelsoni Merriam, 1914
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Carnivora
1965
North America
California grizzly bear
Ursus arctos californicus Merriam, 1896
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Carnivora
1924
North America
Tarpan
Equus ferus ferus Boddaert, 1785
Wild horse (Equus ferus)
Perissodactyla
1909
Europe
· Extinct in the wild
Père David's deer
Père David's deer
Common name
Père David's deer
Binomial name
Elaphurus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1866
Order
Artiodactyla
Date of extinction
1939 1
Former range
China
Picture
Common name
Binomial name
Order
Date of extinction
Former range
Picture
Père David's deer
Elaphurus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1866
Artiodactyla
1939 1
China
· Possibly extinct
Kouprey or forest ox
Kouprey or forest ox
Common name
Kouprey or forest ox
Binomial name
Bos sauveli Urbain, 1937
Order
Artiodactyla
Last confirmed sighting
1988 1
Range
Picture
Garrido's hutia
Garrido's hutia
Common name
Garrido's hutia
Binomial name
Capromys garridoi Varona, 1970
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1989 1
Range
Cayo Maja, Cuba
Wimmer's shrew
Wimmer's shrew
Common name
Wimmer's shrew
Binomial name
Crocidura wimmeri de Balsac and Aellen, 1958
Order
Eulipotyphla
Last confirmed sighting
1976 1
Range
Baiji or Yangtze river dolphin
Baiji or Yangtze river dolphin
Common name
Baiji or Yangtze river dolphin
Binomial name
Lipotes vexillifer Miller, 1918
Order
Artiodactyla
Last confirmed sighting
2002 1
Range
Picture
Zuniga's dark rice rat
Zuniga's dark rice rat
Common name
Zuniga's dark rice rat
Binomial name
Melanomys zunigae Sanborn
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1949 1
Range
Peru
Dwarf hutia
Dwarf hutia
Common name
Dwarf hutia
Binomial name
Mesocapromys nanus Allen, 1917
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1937 1
Range
San Felipe hutia or little earth hutia
San Felipe hutia or little earth hutia
Common name
San Felipe hutia or little earth hutia
Binomial name
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis Varona & Garrido, 1970
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1978 1
Range
Cuba
One-striped opossum
One-striped opossum
Common name
One-striped opossum
Binomial name
Monodelphis unistriata Wagner, 1842
Order
Didelphimorphia
Last confirmed sighting
1899 1
Range
Gloomy tube-nosed bat
Gloomy tube-nosed bat
Common name
Gloomy tube-nosed bat
Binomial name
Murina tenebrosa Yoshiyuki, 1970
Order
Chiroptera
Last confirmed sighting
1962 1
Range
Tsushima Island and possibly Yaku Island, Japan
New Zealand greater short-tailed bat
New Zealand greater short-tailed bat
Common name
New Zealand greater short-tailed bat
Binomial name
Mystacina robusta Dwyer, 1962
Order
Chiroptera
Last confirmed sighting
1967 1
Range
Taukihepa / Big South Cape Island, New Zealand
Picture
Ethiopian amphibious rat or Ethiopian water mouse
Ethiopian amphibious rat or Ethiopian water mouse
Common name
Ethiopian amphibious rat or Ethiopian water mouse
Binomial name
Nilopegamys plumbeus Osgood, 1928
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1920s 1
Range
Mouth of the Lesser Abay River, Ethiopia
Angel Island mouse
Angel Island mouse
Common name
Angel Island mouse
Binomial name
Peromyscus guardia Townsend, 1912
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1991 1
Range
Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Mexico
Puebla deer mouse
Puebla deer mouse
Common name
Puebla deer mouse
Binomial name
Peromyscus mekisturus Merriam, 1898
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1950s 1
Range
Ciudad Serdan and Tehuacán, Mexico
Telefomin cuscus
Telefomin cuscus
Common name
Telefomin cuscus
Binomial name
Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987
Order
Diprotodontia
Last confirmed sighting
1997 1
Range
Montane monkey-faced bat
Montane monkey-faced bat
Common name
Montane monkey-faced bat
Binomial name
Pteralopex pulchra Flannery, 1991
Order
Chiroptera
Last confirmed sighting
1990s 1
Range
Aru flying fox
Aru flying fox
Common name
Aru flying fox
Binomial name
Pteropus aruensis Peter, 1867
Order
Chiroptera
Last confirmed sighting
1877 1
Range
Emma's giant rat
Emma's giant rat
Common name
Emma's giant rat
Binomial name
Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1990s 1
Range
Papua Province, Indonesia
Emperor rat
Emperor rat
Common name
Emperor rat
Binomial name
Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1888 1
Range
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal rat
Guadalcanal rat
Common name
Guadalcanal rat
Binomial name
Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
Order
Rodentia
Last confirmed sighting
1888 1
Range
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Malabar large-spotted civet or Malabar civet
Malabar large-spotted civet or Malabar civet
Common name
Malabar large-spotted civet or Malabar civet
Binomial name
Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862
Order
Carnivora
Last confirmed sighting
late 1900s 1
Range
Common name
Binomial name
Order
Last confirmed sighting
Range
Picture
Kouprey or forest ox
Bos sauveli Urbain, 1937
Artiodactyla
1988 1
Garrido's hutia
Capromys garridoi Varona, 1970
Rodentia
1989 1
Cayo Maja, Cuba
Wimmer's shrew
Crocidura wimmeri de Balsac and Aellen, 1958
Eulipotyphla
1976 1
Baiji or Yangtze river dolphin
Lipotes vexillifer Miller, 1918
Artiodactyla
2002 1
Zuniga's dark rice rat
Melanomys zunigae Sanborn
Rodentia
1949 1
Peru
Dwarf hutia
Mesocapromys nanus Allen, 1917
Rodentia
1937 1
San Felipe hutia or little earth hutia
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis Varona & Garrido, 1970
Rodentia
1978 1
Cuba
One-striped opossum
Monodelphis unistriata Wagner, 1842
Didelphimorphia
1899 1
Gloomy tube-nosed bat
Murina tenebrosa Yoshiyuki, 1970
Chiroptera
1962 1
Tsushima Island and possibly Yaku Island, Japan
New Zealand greater short-tailed bat
Mystacina robusta Dwyer, 1962
Chiroptera
1967 1
Taukihepa / Big South Cape Island, New Zealand
Ethiopian amphibious rat or Ethiopian water mouse
Nilopegamys plumbeus Osgood, 1928
Rodentia
1920s 1
Mouth of the Lesser Abay River, Ethiopia
Angel Island mouse
Peromyscus guardia Townsend, 1912
Rodentia
1991 1
Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Mexico
Puebla deer mouse
Peromyscus mekisturus Merriam, 1898
Rodentia
1950s 1
Ciudad Serdan and Tehuacán, Mexico
Telefomin cuscus
Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987
Diprotodontia
1997 1
Montane monkey-faced bat
Pteralopex pulchra Flannery, 1991
Chiroptera
1990s 1
Aru flying fox
Pteropus aruensis Peter, 1867
Chiroptera
1877 1
Emma's giant rat
Uromys emmae Groves and Flannery, 1994
Rodentia
1990s 1
Papua Province, Indonesia
Emperor rat
Uromys imperator Thomas, 1888
Rodentia
1888 1
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal rat
Uromys porculus Thomas, 1904
Rodentia
1888 1
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Malabar large-spotted civet or Malabar civet
Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862
Carnivora
late 1900s 1

References

  1. excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. NT and LC.
  3. Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. Chart omits extinct (EX) species
  5. A 1985 study suggested they may have survived into the 1900s based on local legends of the "comadreja"
  6. There were reports of unusual rats on Nevis being eaten by islanders in the 1930s.
  7. Although, 14C dating points their extinction at 1000 C. E., a 1991 study found they coexisted with humans and survived i
  8. The species may be functionally extinct.
  9. The last confirmed sighting is unknown and their range in the wild is unconfirmed. Camera traps in Karnataka, their pres
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  15. Panthera tigris
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  16. Essentials of Conservation Biology
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