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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. [[|Diversity]] Binomial name Trinomial name Type Species Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia [[Image: ]] Synonyms Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that ranged in form from reptile-like to bird-like. ...
Suborders Rhamphorhynchoidea Pterodactyloidea Pterosaurs (TEH-row-sore, winged lizards, often referred to as pterodactyls (TEH-row-DAK-tils)) were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. ...
This article is about the marine animal. ...
An extinction event (also extinction-level event, ELE) occurs when a large number of species die out in a relatively short period of time. ...
The Holocene extinction event is a name customarily given to the widespread, ongoing extinction of species occurring in the modern Holocene epoch. ...
Megafauna are the large animals of any particular region or time. ...
The Common Era (CE), also known as the Christian Era and sometimes the Current Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 until the present. ...
See also: World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...
The list of extinct animals in Europe features the animals that have become extinct in the European Union (EU) and the rest of the European continent. ...
This is a list of extinct animals of the British Isles. ...
This is a list of extinct, endangered and threatened animals of the Lithuania. ...
This is a list of extinct animals of the Netherlands. ...
43 bird species, 39 mammal species are considered extinct in the USA. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the...
An incomplete list of extinct animals of the United States. ...
See also: List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe Commonly, Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Binomial name Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) The Caribbean Monk Seal (Monachus tropicalis), the only seal ever known to be native to the Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico, is now considered extinct. ...
Binomial name Dusicyon australis (Kerr, 1792) The Falkland Island Fox (Dusicyon australis, formerly named Canis antarcticus), also known as the Warrah and occasionally as the Falkland Island Wolf or Antarctic Wolf and by Argentine writers as the Malvinas Zorro, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. ...
The list of extinct animals in Martinique and Guadeloupe in features the animals that have become extinct in the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe. ...
Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ...
Binomial name Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas, 1766 The bluebuck or blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is an extinct species of antelope, the first large African mammal to disappear in historic times, related to the roan antelope and sable antelope, but slightly smaller than both. ...
Trinomial name Equus quagga quagga Boddaert, 1785 The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africas Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State. ...
Trinomial name Panthera leo melanochaitus Ch. ...
Binomial name Ursus crowtheri Schinz, 1844 The Atlas Bear (Ursus crowtheri), was Africas only native bear. ...
Species Aepyornis hildebrandti Aepyornis medius Aepyornis maximus Aepyornis is an extinct genus of flightless bird. ...
Binomial name Labidura herculeana (Fabricius, 1798) The St. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Mauritius and neighbouring 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 This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
Binomial name Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Mauritius Dodo (Raphus cucullatus, called Didus ineptus by Linnaeus), more commonly just Dodo, was a metre-high flightless bird of the island of Mauritius. ...
Binomial name Pezophaps solitaria (Gmelin, 1789) The Rodrigues Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) was a flightless member of the pigeon family endemic to Rodrigues, Mauritius. ...
The list of extinct animals in Réunion features the animals that have become extinct on the island of Réunion. ...
World map showing Asia. ...
Trinomial name Canis lupus hodophilax (Temminck, 1839) The Japanese Wolf refers to two extinct subspecies of the grey wolf ( 狼 or おおかみ ōkami). ...
Trinomial name Canis lupus hodophilax (Temminck, 1839) The Japanese Wolf refers to two extinct subspecies of the grey wolf ( 狼 or おおかみ ōkami). ...
Trinomial name Panthera tigris balica (Schwarz, 1912) The Balinese Tiger is an extinct species of tiger found solely on the small Indonesian island of Bali. ...
Trinomial name Panthera tigris virgata (Illiger, 1815) The Caspian Tiger or Persian Tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) is the smallest subspecies of tiger that was found in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Mongolia, and the Central Asiatic area of Russia until it became extinct in the 1970s. ...
Trinomial name Panthera tigris sondaica (Temminck, 1844) The Javan Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) was limited to the Indonesian island of Java. ...
World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories – mostly islands – in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Following is an incomplete list of Australian vertebrate extinctions from 1788 to the present, in the format: Common name, Latin name, habitat, estimated date of extinction, probable main causes (listed, where possible, with the most significant causes first). ...
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
Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ...
Binomial name Porzana palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) The Laysan Rail was a tiny inhabitant of the North West Hawaiian atoll of Laysan. ...
† See also Diving duck, Dabbling duck The Moa-nalos; are an extinct group of aberrant ducks that used to live on the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific. ...
Binomial name Moho braccatus (Cassin, 1855) The Hawaiian honeyeater Moho braccatus, bearing the common name Kauai Oo and the Hawaiian name Ooaa is an extinct bird which was endemic to the island of Kauai. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Genera Telespiza Psittirostra (extinct?) Dysmorodrepanis (extinct) Loxioides Rhodacanthis (extinct) Chloridops (extinct) Orthiospiza (extinct) Xestospiza (extinct) Pseudonestor Hemignathus Magumma (disputed) Akialoa (disputed; extinct) Heterorhynchus (disputed) Oreomystis Paroreomyza Vangulifer (extinct) Aidemedia (extinct) Loxops Ciridops (extinct) Vestiaria Drepanis (extinct) Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops (extinct?) Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ...
Some of the more well known extinct animals are: See List of extinct New Zealand animals. Genera Anomalopteryx (bush moa) Euryapteryx Megalapteryx (upland moa) Dinornis (giant moa) Emeus Pachyornis Moa were giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. ...
Binomial name Harpagornis moorei Haast, 1872 The Harpagornis or Haasts eagle was a massive New Zealand eagle and the largest bird of prey known to have lived. ...
Binomial name Xenicus lyalli Rothschild, 1894 The Stephens Island Wren (Xenicus lyalli) is famous for being considered the only known species to be entirely wiped out by a single individual. ...
Binomial name Heteralocha acutirostris (Gould, 1837) The Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) was a bird that was native to New Zealand. ...
This is a list of extinct New Zealand animals. ...
Endangered species See Endangered species The American bison there are as few as 750 in 1890 due to extreme overhunting. ...
No longer considered extinct See lazarus species In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon (plural taxa) is a taxon that disappears from one or more periods of the fossil record, only to appear again later. ...
Species Latimeria chalumnae Latimeria menadoensis Coelacanth (meaning hollow thorn, from the greek coelia, κοιλιά (hollow) and acanthos, άκανθος (thorn)); IPA: ) is a species of fish and represents the oldest lineage of living fish known to date. ...
Binomial name Campephilus principalis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is a very large and extremely rare member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. ...
Binomial name Solenodon cubanus Peters, 1861 The Cuban Solenodon (known as the Almiqui in Cuba) (Solenodon cubanus) is an insectivore native to Cuba, believed extinct until rediscovered in 2003 in the eastern mountains. ...
Binomial name Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888 The Woolly Flying Squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus) is the sole species placed in the genus Eupetaurus. ...
Binomial name Hapalemur aureus (Meier, Albignac, Peyriéras, Rumpler & Wright, 1987) The Golden Bamboo Lemur or golden lemur (Hapalemur aureus) is a medium sized bamboo lemur endemic to southeastern Madagascar. ...
See also Artists rendition of a Giant Haasts eagle attacking New Zealand moa. ...
External Links - The Extinction Website
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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