List of extinct animals

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This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

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Contents 1 Prepleistocene extinctions 2 Pleistocene extinction event 3 Modern extinctions 3.1 Europe 3.2 North America 3.3 Central and South America 3.4 Africa 3.5 Asia 3.6 Oceania 3.6.1 Australia 3.6.2 Mauritius and neighboring islands 3.6.3 Hawaii 3.6.4 New Zealand 4 Endangered species 5 No longer considered extinct 6 See also 7 External links

Prepleistocene extinctions

A large number of historical orders are extinct, for example dinosaurs, pterosaurs and ammonites. Many of these orders went extinct at the same time in any of several extinction events. The number of extinct species greatly outnumbers the number of living species.

Pleistocene extinction event

• See Megafauna, List of prehistoric mammals, Later Quaternary Prehistoric Birds and Fossil Birds.

Modern extinctions

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Europe

• List of extinct animals of Europe

See also:

• List of extinct animals of the British Isles
• List of extinct and endangered animals of Lithuania
• List of extinct animals of the Netherlands

North America

43 bird species, 39 mammal species are considered extinct in the USA.

• List of extinct animals of the United States

Central and South America

• List of extinct animals of South America
• List of extinct animals of Central America

See also: List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe Image:Quagga photo.jpg

Africa

• List of extinct animals of Africa

See also: List of extinct animals of Réunion

Asia

• List of extinct animals of Asia

Oceania

Australia

• See Extinct Australian animals

Mauritius and neighboring islands

• Broad-billed Parrot (1680)
• Dodo (1693)
• Mascarene Coot (1672)
• Mascarene Swan (1668)
• Mauritian Duck (1696}
• Mauritius Grey Parrot (1764)
• Mauritius Blue Pigeon
• Mauritius Night Heron (1693)
• Red Rail (1700)
• Rodrigues Owl (1726)
• Rodrigues Solitaire (1760s)
• Rodrigues Starling

• See also: List of extinct animals of Réunion

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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
• Po'o-uli, Melamprosops phaeosoma

New Zealand

• List of extinct New Zealand animals.

Endangered species

See Endangered species

No longer considered extinct

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• Coelacanth, captured December 21, 1938, thought to be a Rock Cod, but known to native peoples in Indonesia and other locations.
• Ivory-billed Woodpecker, reported in 2005 in Arkansas
• Cuban Solenodon, thought to have been extinct until a live specimen was found in 2003
• Forest Owlet
• Woolly Flying Squirrel
• Golden Bamboo Lemur

See also

• Extinct birds
• Fossil Birds
• Later Quaternary Prehistoric Birds
• List of extinct mammals
• Megafauna
• List of prehistoric mammals
• List of political persecution against animals

External links

• The Extinction Website
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesde:Liste ausgestorbener Tiere und Pflanzen

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