extinct species

List of recently extinct plants As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 116 extinct species, 132 possibly extinct species, 35 extinct in the wild species, 13 possibly extinct in the wild species, five extinct subspecies, one extinc ...

List of African animals extinct in the Holocene A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

List of extinct animals of Réunion This is a list of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present da ...

List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene This list of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the Asian continent and its islands. Many extinction dates are unknown due to a lack of relevant information. Mammals ...

List of extinct animals of India This is a list of extinct animals of India. Prehistoric Extinctions: * Asian straight-tusked elephant (''Palaeoloxodon namadicus'') Late Pleistocene *'' Stegodon namadicus'' Late Pleistocene *''Hexaprotodon'' (Indian hippopotamus) Late Pleistoce ...

List of extinct animals of the Philippines The Philippines is a young archipelago with oldest soils dating back to Jurassic and archipelago forming during the Paleogene. Its faunal records of fossil bodies mostly are within the Cenozoic era with Pleistocene fauna began appearing in many ...

List of European animals extinct in the Holocene This list of European animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the European continent and its surrounding islands. Dependent territories of European countries in other continents, l ...

List of extinct animals of Catalonia This is a list of extinct and extirpated animals of Spain. Globally extinct species Globally extinct mammals *Aurochs - human-caused * European lion - human-caused *Irish elk *Monk seal (two species endangered) - 1950; human-caused * Pyrenean ...

List of Caucasian animals extinct in the Holocene This list of Caucasian animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the Caucasian region between Europe and Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical region ...

List of extinct animals of the British Isles This is a list of extinct animals of the British Isles, including extirpated species. Only a small number of the listed species are globally extinct (most famously the Irish elk, great auk and woolly mammoth). Most of the remainder survive to ...

Extinct animals from the Isle of Man Manx cattle Manx cattle became extinct c. 1815. A description of the breed survives along with a record that the Manx people referred to them as ''Boaghans'' or ''Boghans'' (Manx words for cow include ''Booa'' and ''Baa''). Thomas Quayle descri ...

List of extinct animals of the Netherlands This list of extinct animals of the Netherlands includes the animal species and subspecies once lived in the Netherlands but have disappeared since human habitation. This list features the mammals, birds, fish, molluscs, butterflies, dragonfli ...

List of extinct animals of Romania Prehistoric extinctions Mammals * Panthera spelaea * Deinotherium * Cave hyena * Cave bear * Neanderthal * Homo heidelbergensis * Woolly Mammoth * Woolly Rhinoceros * Straight-tusked elephant * Barbary macaque * Mammuthus rumanus * Panthera leo * ...

List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene This list of North American animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the North American continent. Animals recently extinct in the West Indies and Hawaii are in their own respective ...

List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene This list of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the Antilles archipelago and Bermuda (collectively known as the West Indies) between North America and ...

List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe The list of extinct animals in Martinique and Guadeloupe features the animals of the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe that have become extinct. Several of the bird species listed are hypothetical. Assuming these birds were ...

List of Oceanian animals extinct in the Holocene This list of Oceanian animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the Oceanian continent, with the exclusion of Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, and Hawaii, which are listed in separ ...

List of Australian species extinct in the Holocene This is a list of Australian species extinct in the Holocene that covers Extinction, extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a Geologic time scale, geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present, before present (about 9700 Common Era ...

List of Hawaiian animals extinct in the Holocene This is a list of Hawaiian species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day. The Hawaiian Islan ...

List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene This is a list of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day. New Zealand pr ...

List of South American animals extinct in the Holocene This list of South American animals extinct in the Holocene features animals known to have become extinct in the last 12,000 years on the South American continent. Many extinction dates are unknown due to a lack of relevant information. Mammals ...

List of recently extinct amphibians The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 35 extinct species, 146 possibly extinct species, two extinct in the wild species, and one possibly extinct in the wild species of amphibians. Salamanders Extinct species Possi ...

List of extinct bird species since 1500 Around 129 species of birds have become extinct since 1500, and the rate of extinction seems to be increasing. The situation is exemplified by Hawaii, where 30% of all known recently extinct bird taxa originally lived. Other areas, such as Gu ...

List of bird extinctions by year The accuracy of these dates for bird extinctions varies wildly between one entry and another. 15th century c. 1400 * Haast's eagle 16th century c. 1500 * Moa (''Emeus huttoni'') * Moa (''Pachyornis septentrionalis'') 17th century 1650 * ...

List of recently extinct fishes As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species. Cartilaginous fish Possibly extinct species *Lost shark ...

List of recently extinct invertebrates As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 395 extinct species, 206 possibly extinct species, 15 extinct in the wild species, 8 extinct subspecies, and 5 extinct in the wild subspecies of invertebrate. Flat ...

List of recently extinct arthropods As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 81 extinct species, 86 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of arthropod. Centipedes Possibly extinct species *'' Mecistocephalus cy ...

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 tax ...

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List of extinct cetaceans The list of extinct cetaceans features the extinct genera and species of the order Cetacea. The cetaceans ( whales, dolphins and porpoises) are descendants of land-living mammals, the even-toed ungulates. The earliest cetaceans were still hoofe ...

List of recently extinct molluscs As of February 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 299 extinct species, 149 possibly extinct species, 14 extinct in the wild species, two possibly extinct in the wild species, eight extinct subspecies, one possi ...

List of recently extinct reptiles As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 24 extinct species, 17 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of reptile. Turtles and tortoises Extinct species Extinct in the wild ...

List of dinosaur genera Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 annum, million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of d ...

List of fossil bird genera Birds evolved from certain feathered theropod dinosaurs, and there is no real dividing line between birds and non-avian dinosaurs except that some of the former survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event while the latter did not. For ...

List of fossil primates This is a list of fossil primates—extinct primates for which a fossil record exists. Primates are generally thought to have evolved from a small, unspecialized mammal, which probably fed on insects and fruits. However, the precise source of the ...

Lists of prehistoric fish Prehistoric fish are early fish that are known only from fossil records. They are the earliest known vertebrates, and include the first and extinct fish that lived through the Cambrian to the Quaternary. The study of prehistoric fish is called ' ...

List of bird extinctions by year The accuracy of these dates for bird extinctions varies wildly between one entry and another. 15th century c. 1400 * Haast's eagle 16th century c. 1500 * Moa (''Emeus huttoni'') * Moa (''Pachyornis septentrionalis'') 17th century 1650 * ...

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List of recently extinct amphibians The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 35 extinct species, 146 possibly extinct species, two extinct in the wild species, and one possibly extinct in the wild species of amphibians. Salamanders Extinct species Possi ...

List of recently extinct arthropods As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 81 extinct species, 86 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of arthropod. Centipedes Possibly extinct species *'' Mecistocephalus cy ...

List of recently extinct fishes As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species. Cartilaginous fish Possibly extinct species *Lost shark ...

List of recently extinct invertebrates As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 395 extinct species, 206 possibly extinct species, 15 extinct in the wild species, 8 extinct subspecies, and 5 extinct in the wild subspecies of invertebrate. Flat ...

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 tax ...

List of recently extinct molluscs As of February 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 299 extinct species, 149 possibly extinct species, 14 extinct in the wild species, two possibly extinct in the wild species, eight extinct subspecies, one possi ...

List of recently extinct reptiles As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 24 extinct species, 17 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of reptile. Turtles and tortoises Extinct species Extinct in the wild ...

Extinction Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds ( taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed ...

Lists of organisms by population This is a collection of lists of organisms by their population. While most of the numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. Species population is a science falling under the purview of population ecology and bio ...

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