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World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List categories

Lower risk categories
2001 Categories & Criteria
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Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
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Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern (LC or LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category. Image:Status iucn2.3 LC.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 NT.svg Near Threatened (NT or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future. Image:Status iucn2.3 NT.svg
No longer a Red List category Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years. Image:Status iucn2.3 CD.svg
Threatened categories
2001 Categories & Criteria
(version 3.1)
Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
(version 2.3)
Image:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild Image:Status iucn2.3 VU.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 EN.svg Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Image:Status iucn2.3 EN.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 CR.svg Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Image:Status iucn2.3 CR.svg
Other categories
2001 Categories & Criteria
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Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
(version 2.3)
Image:Status iucn3.1 EW.svg Extinct in the Wild (EW), known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range. Image:Status iucn2.3 EW.svg
Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.
Not Evaluated (NE), not yet been evaluated against the criteria.
Image:Status iucn3.1 PE.svg Possibly Extinct (PE), a category given by BirdLife International. A subcategory of CR. Image:Status iucn2.3 PE.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 EX.svg Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Image:Status iucn2.3 EX.svg

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  • IUCN Red List
  • Conservation status

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Binomial name Conuropsis carolinensis (Linneaus, 1758) Mounted specimen of Conuropsis carolinensis, Museum Wiesbaden, Germany The Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. ... Binomial name Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) is an extinct bird. ... Binomial name Camptorhynchus labradorius (Gmelin, 1789) The Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) was a striking black and white eider-like sea duck that was never known to be common, and is believed to be the first bird to go extinct in North America after 1500. ... Binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808) The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) is the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. ... Binomial name Hydrodamalis gigas (Zimmermann, 1780) Stellers Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) is an extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea. ... Binomial name Psephotus pulcherrimus (Gould, 1845) The Paradise Parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus) was an unusually colourful medium-sized parrot native to the grassy woodlands of the Queensland - New South Wales border area of Australia. ... Binomial name Discoglossus nigriventer Mendelssohn & Steinitz, 1943 The Israel painted frog, Palestinian painted frog or Hula Painted Frog (Discoglossus nigriventer) is an extinct amphibian, whose range was limited to the Lake Huleh marshes in Israel and adjacent Syria. ... Binomial name Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838 The Pig-footed Bandicoot (Chaeropus ecaudatus) was a small, mostly herbivorous bandicoot of the arid and semi-arid plains of inland Australia. ... Binomial name Zalophus japonicus (Peters, 1866) The Japanese Sea Lion (Zalophus japonicus or Zalophus californianus japonicus) is thought to have gone extinct in the 1950s. ... Binomial name Potorous platyops The extinct Broad-faced Potoroo (Potorous platyops) was first collected in 1839 and described by John Gould in 1844, but even then it was rare and only a handful of specimens were ever collected, the last in 1875. ... Binomial name Phelsuma gigas Rodrigues giant day gecko (Phelsuma gigas (LIÉNARD 1842)) is an extinct diurnal species of geckos. ... Genera Aepyornis Mullerornis Elephant birds are an extinct family of flightless birds made up of the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis. ... Binomial name Glaucopsyche xerces (Boisduval, 1852) The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) is an extinct species of butterfly. ... Binomial name Heteralocha acutirostris (Gould, 1837) Synonyms Neomorpha acutirostris Neomorpha crassirostris (male) Heteralocha gouldi The Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) was a bird endemic to New Zealand. ... Binomial name Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Pallas, 1811 The Spectacled Cormorant (Phalacrocorax perspicillatus) is an extinct marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabited a few islands at the western end of the Aleutian Islands. ... Binomial name Psittacula exsul A. Newton, 1872 The Newtons Parakeet (Psittacula exsul) was a small parrot endemic to the forests of Rodrigues, Mauritius. ... Binomial name Pezophaps solitaria (Gmelin, 1789) The Rodrigues Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) was a flightless member of the pigeon order endemic to Rodrigues, Mauritius. ... 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. ... Binomial name Threskiornis solitarius Sélys, 1848 Synonyms Raphus solitarius Victoriornis imperialis Borbonibis latipes The Réunion Sacred Ibis or Réunion Flightless Ibis (see below) (Threskiornis solitarius), is an extinct bird species that was native to the island of Réunion. ... Binomial name Parameles eremiana Spencer, 1897 The Desert Bandicoot (Parameles eremiana) was a small bandicoot of the arid country in the centre of Australia. ... Binomial name Porphyrio albus (Shaw, 1790) The Lord Howe Swamphen (Porphyrio albus) was a large bird in the family Rallidae. ... Binomial name Polyborus lutosus (Ridgway, 1876) The Guadalupe Caracara (Polyborus lutosus) is an extinct member of the raptor family of birds. ... Binomial name Mergus australis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 The Auckland Islands Merganser (Mergus australis) was a typical merganser which is now extinct. ... Binomial name Netta caryophyllacea (Latham, 1790) Synonyms Anas caryophyllacea Rhodonessa caryophyllacea The Pink-headed Duck (Netta caryophyllacea) is (or was) a large diving duck. ... Binomial name Prolagus sardus (Wagner, 1829) The Sardinian Pika (Prolagus sardus) was a pika native to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia until its extinction in the late 1700s or early 1800s. ... 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 Porzana palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) The Laysan Rail was a tiny inhabitant of the North West Hawaiian atoll of Laysan. ... Binomial name Anas oustaleti Salvadori, 1894 Former distribution of the Mariana Mallard (marked in dark grey, click to enlarge). ... Trinomial name Canis lupus hodophilax (Temminck, 1839) The Japanese Wolf ) refers to two extinct subspecies of the grey wolf. ... Binomial name Mustela macrodon (Prentiss, 1903) The Sea Mink, Mustela macrodon, was a North American member of the Mustelidae family, about twice as large as the American Mink. ... Binomial name Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) The Caribbean Monk Seal or West Indian 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 Sceloglaux albifacies (Gray GR, 1845) The Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies), Whekau or White-faced Owl, was an endemic owl found in New Zealand, but is now extinct. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Trinomial name Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica (Schinz, 1838) The Pyrenean Ibex Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica (one of the two extinct subspecies of Spanish ibex) once ranged across the Pyrenees and near zones, like the Basque country, Navarre or nord Catalonia. ... Trinomial name Panthera leo maculatus (Pocock, 1937) A Marozi or Spotted Lion (Panthera leo maculatus) is claimed to be a rare, natural hybrid of a leopard and lion or perhaps an adult lion which retained its childhood spots. ... Binomial name Onychogalea lunata (Gould, 1841) The Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea lunata) was a nail-tail wallaby that lived in the woodlands and scrubs of the west and centre of Australia. ... 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. ... Binomial name Pteropus subniger Kerr, 1792 The small Mauritian flying fox or dark flying fox (Pteropus subniger) is an extinct species of megabat. ... Binomial name Notomys macrotis Thomas, 1921 The big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is an extinct species of mouse, which lived in the Moore River area of south-western Australia. ... Binomial name Conilurus albipes (Lichtenstein, 1829) The white-footed rabbit-rat (Conilurus albipes) is an extinct species of rodent, which was originally found in woodlands from Adelaide to Sydney, but became restricted to south-eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Pseudomys gouldii (Waterhouse, 1839) The Goulds Mouse (Pseudomys gouldii) lived in eastern inland Australia, and was named after John Goulds wife, Elizabeth. ... Binomial name Pteropus pilosus (K. Andersen, 1908) The Large Palau Flying Fox (Pteropus pilosus) is an extinct species of middle-sized megabat from the Palau Islands in Micronesia. ... Binomial name Lagorchestes leporides (Gould, 1841) The Eastern Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes leporides) is an extinct species of wallaby. ... Binomial name Nyctimene sanctacrucis (Troughton, 1931) The Nendo or Santa Cruz Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Nyctimene sanctacrucis) is an extinct megabat from the Santa Cruz Group of the Solomon Islands, near the eastern limit of the distribution of tube-nosed fruit bats. ... Binomial name Gazella rufina Thomas, 1894 Red Gazelle redirects here, for the F-Zero machine, see F-Zero Racers The Red Gazelle (Gazella rufina) is an extinct species of gazelle, which lived in northern Algeria and Morocco. ... Binomial name Notomys amplus Brazenor, 1936 The Short-tailed Hopping Mouse (Notomys amplus) is an extinct species of mouse from open stony (gibber) plains with desert grasses, low shrubs and sand ridges in the area around Charlotte Waters, near Alice Springs in Central Australia. ... Binomial name Oryzomys nelsoni Merriam, 1898 The Nelsons Rice Rat (Oryzomys nelsoni) is an extinct species of rice rat from damp thickets in the vicinity of springs near the summit of Maria Madre Island, in the Tres Marias Group, off the coast of western Mexico. ... Binomial name Megalomys desmarestii (Fischer, 1829) The Antillean Giant Rice Rat (Megalomys desmarestii) is an extinct rice rat from Martinique in the Caribbean. ... Binomial name Nesoryzomys darwini The Darwins Rice Rat or Darwins Galapagos Mouse (Nesoryzomys darwini) lived on Indefatigable Island in the Galapagos Islands. ... Binomial name Leporillus apicalis The Lesser Stick-Nest Rat (Leporillus apicalis) lived in Southern inland Australia. ... Binomial name Caloprymnus campestris (Gould, 1843) The Desert Rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) s an extinct marsupial that lived in the driest, hottest and most desolate environments in Central Australia. ... Trinomial name Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus A.H. Howell, 1939 The Pallid beach mouse(Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus) was known from two locations in Florida, Ponce Park, Volusia County and Bulow, Flagler County. ... The toolache wallaby (Macropus greyi) is an extinct species of wallaby from South-western South Australia and South-western Victoria. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Binomial name Geocapromys thoracatus (, ) The Little Swan Island hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus) lived on Little Swan Island, off north-eastern Honduras in the Caribbean. ... Species (believed extinct) The New Zealand short-tailed bats are the Mystacinidae family of bats. ... Guam Flying Fox The Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) was a tiny microbat from Guam in the Marianas Islands in Micronesia. ... Trinomial name Thomomys mazama tacomensis Taylor, 1919 The Tacoma Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama tacomensis), was a subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher that was restricted to a few isolated populations in the southern Puget Sound area and on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. ... Binomial name Salvelinus agassizi ({{{author}}}, {{{date}}}) The silver trout (salvelinus agassizi) is an extinct trout species last seen in Dublin Pond, New Hampshire, in 1930, in a catch of six. ... The Eastern elk (†Cervus elaphus canadiensis) was a subspecies of red deer that inhabited north and west USA, and southern Canada. ... Binomial name Turnagra capensis (Sparrman, 1787) The South Island Piopio, Turnigra capensis, also known as the New Zealand Thrush, was a passerine bird of the Turnagridae family, found only in New Zealand. ... Binomial name Prosobonia leucoptera (Gmelin, 1789) The Tahitian Sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera, is an extinct member of the large wader family Scolopacidae that was endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia. ... The longjaw cisco (Coregonus alpenae) was a deep water cisco or chub, usually caught at depths of 100 metres or more from Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Erie. ... The Deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae) was one of the largest ciscoes in the Great Lakes. ... The Thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda) was a type of minnow that inhabited the lowlands and weedy backwaters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers in the Central Valley of Califormia. ... The Blackfin Cisco (Coregonus nigripinnis) is a member of the whitefish sub-family. ... The Clear Lake Splittail (Pogonichthys ciscoides) was endemic to Clear Lake and its tributaries until its numbers severely declined due to competition from the introduced bluegill and alterations to the flow of inlet streams. ... The Amistad gambusia (Gambusia amistadensis) was a small fish known only to occur in Goodenough Spring, Val Verde County, Texas, a tributary of the Rio Grande River. ... The Whiteline topminnow (Fundulus albolineatus) is a type of killifish first identified in 1891 endemic to Big Spring, Madison County in Alabama, USA.   ... The Queen of Shebas Gazelle (Gazella bilkis Groves & Lay, 1985) is an extinct species. ... Genera Pezophaps (extinct) Raphus (extinct) Synonyms Raphidae Poche, 1904[verification needed] The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines or didine birds[1]. They inhabited the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, but became extinct through hunting by humans and predation by introduced non-native mammals... Trinomial name Capra pyrenaica lusitanica (Schlegel, 1872) The Portuguese Ibex Capra pyrenaica lusitanica (an extinct subspecies of Spanish ibex). ... Binomial name Ciridops anna (Dole, 1879) The Ula Ai Hawane (Ciridops anna) was a small Hawaiian Honeycreeper, now extinct. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Binomial name Microgoura meeki (Rothschild, 1904) The Choiseul Crested Pigeon (Microgoura meeki) is a presumedly extinct pigeon which only occurred on the Solomon island of Choiseul in the Pacific. ... Binomial name Haematopus meadewaldoi (Bannerman, 1913) The Canarian Black Oystercatcher or Canary Islands Oystercatcher, Haematopus meadewaldoi was endemic to Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and their offshore islets in the Canary Islands, Spain. ... Trinomial name Phylloscopus canariensis exsul (Hartert, 1907) The Eastern Canary Islands Chiffchaff or Lanzarote Island Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis exsul) was an endemic subspecies of the Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) to the island of Lanzarote, and possibly on the island of Fuerteventura (both Canary Islands, Spain). ... Binomial name Psittacula wardi (E. Newton, 1867) The Seychelles parakeet Psittacula wardi occurred in the Indian ocean islands of the Seychelles group. ... Binomial name Etheostoma sellare (Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913) The Maryland darter, Etheostoma sellare, is an extinct fish that has been found only in a creek in Maryland. ... Binomial name Podiceps andinus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1959) The Colombian Grebe (Podiceps andinus), was a grebe found in the Bogotá wetlands in the Eastern Andes of Colombia. ... Trinomial name Panthera leo europaea The European lion (Panthera leo europaea) could be an extinct subspecies of lion that inhabited southern Europe until historic times. ... Species Rheobatrachus silus Rheobatrachus vitellinus The gastric-brooding frogs are a genus, Rheobatrachus, of frogs from East Australia. ... Binomial name Podilymbus gigas (Griscom, 1929) The Atitlán Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) also known as Giant Grebe, Giant Pied-billed Grebe, or Poc is a possible extinct relative of the Pied-billed Grebe. ... Binomial name Bufo periglenes Savage, 1967 The Golden Toad or Monte Verde Toad (Bufo periglenes) lived in handfulls of places in the Monteverde forest located in Costa Rica, a country in Central America. ... Binomial name Oceanodroma macrodactyla Bryant, 1887 The Guadalupe Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma macrodactyla) was a small seabird of the storm-petrel family Hydrobatidae. ... Binomial name Fregilupus varius (Boddaert, 1783) The Bourbon Crested Starling (Fregilupus varius), sometimes regarded as Huppe, Crested Starling, or Réunion Starling is an extinct bird from the family of Sturnidae. ... Binomial name Nesillas aldabrana Benson & Penny, 1968 The Aldabra Brush Warbler (Nesillas aldabrana) is an extinct bird from the family of Old World Warblers (Sylviidae). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... what animales and plants are extincted and endanger in Afghanistan? This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Binomial name Argusianus bipunctatus Wood, 1871 A mysterious pheasant, the Double-banded Argus, Argusianus bipunctatus is known only from the portion of a single primary feather. ... Binomial name Nestor productus (Gould, 1836) The Norfolk Island Kākā (Nestor productus) was a large parrot with a prominent beak. ... Trinomial name Ursus arctos piscator (Bergman, 1920) The Bergmans Bear (Ursus arctos piscator) is an extinct subspecies of the Brown Bear that lived in the Kamchatka Peninsula. ... Binomial name Gallotia auaritae (Mateo, García Márquez, López Jurado and Barahona, 2001) The La Palma Giant Lizard (Gallotia auaritae) was a giant lizard that, as its name indicates, lived in the littoral zone of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain; its habitat ranged from sea level... The Laysan Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris) was a subspecies of the Millerbird similar to the Nihoa Millerbird. ... Trinomial name Alces alces caucasicus (Weretschagin, 1955) The Caucasian Moose (Alces alces caucasicus) was a subspecies of moose found in the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern Europe. ... Trinomial name Bison bonasus caucasicus (Turkin et Satunin, 1904) The Caucasian Wisent (Bison bonasus caucasicus) was a subspecies of Wisent that inhabited the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern Europe. ... Trinomial name Bison bonasus hungarorum (Kretzoi, 1946) The Carpathian Wisent (Bison bonasus hungarorum) was a subspecies of Wisent that inhabited the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe, and Transylvania. ... Binomial name Ursus (Vetularctos) inopinatus (Merriam, 1918) The MacFarlanes Bear is an extinct species of bear that was found in Canadas Northwest Territories. ... Binomial name Aplonis mavornata Buller, 1887 The Mysterious Starling Aplonis mavornata was a starling found on the island of Mauke, Cook Islands. ... Binomial name Gallirallus wakensis (Rothschild, 1903) Synonyms Hypotaenidia wakensis (1903) Rallus wakensis (1903) The extinct Wake Island Rail (Gallirallus wakensis) was a flightless rail and the only native land bird on the Pacific atoll of Wake. ... The Barbados raccoon was a species (or subspecies, some say) of raccoon, that inhabited the Caribbean island of Barbados. ... Binomial name Gazella arabica The Arabian gazelle (Gazella arabica) was an elusive gazelle that was hunted to extinction in its Middle Eastern homeland. ... Binomial name Dromaius ater (Vieillot, 1817) Synonyms Dromaius novaehollandiae minor Spencer, 1906 Dromaius bassi Legge, 1907 Dromaius spenceri (partim) Mathews, 1912 Dromaius novaehollandiae ater The King Island Emu or Black Emu (Dromaius ater) is an extinct ratite species which occurred on King Island between Australia and Tasmania. ... Binomial name Nycticorax megacephalus (Milne-Edwards, 1873) Synonyms Ardea megacephala Milne-Edwards, 1873 Megaphoyx megacephala Hachisuka, 1937 The Rodrigues Night Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of heron formerly occurring on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. ... Binomial name Cyanoramphus zealandicus (Latham, 1790) Synonyms Psittacus zealandicus Latham, 1790 Cyanoramphus erythronotus Kuhl, 1820 Platycercus phaeton The extinct Black-fronted Parakeet or Tahiti Parakeet (Cyanoramphus zealandicus) was endemic to the Pacific island of Tahiti. ... Binomial name Ara tricolor Bechstein, 1811 The Cuban Red Macaw, Ara tricolor, is an extinct parrot that formerly occurred on Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud. ... Binomial name Aphanapteryx leguati (Milne-Edwards, 1873) Synonyms Erythromachus leguati Milne-Edwards, 1873 Miserythrus leguati Newton, 1893 The Rodrigues Rail or Leguats Gelinote (Aphanapteryx leguati) is an extinct bird named after the learned traveller François Leguat, who came with a band of Huguenot religious refugees to Rodrigues in... Binomial name Aphanapteryx bonasia (Selys, 1848) Synonyms see text The Red Rail or Red Hen of Mauritius (Aphanapteryx bonasia) is an extinct rail. ... Binomial name Alopochen kervazoi (Cowles, 1994) Synonyms Mascarenachen kervazoi Cowles, 1994 The Réunion Shelduck or Kervazos Egyptian Goose (Alopochen kervazoi) is an extinct species of goose from Réunion. ... Binomial name Alopochen mauritianus (Newton & Gadow, 1893) Synonyms Sarcidiornis mauritiana Newton & Gadow, 1893 The Mauritian Shelduck (Alopochen mauritianus) is an extinct species of goose from Mauritius. ... Binomial name Nycticorax duboisi (Rothschild, 1907) Synonyms Ardea duboisi Rothschild, 1907 Megaphoyx duboisi Hachisuka, 1953 Nycticorax borbonensis Cowles, 1994 The Réunion Night Heron (Nycticorax duboisi) is an extinct species of heron formerly occurring on the Mascarene island of Réunion. ... Binomial name Streptopelia duboisi (Rothschild, 1907) Synonyms Nesoenas duboisi Rothschild, 1907 Columba duboisi The Réunion Pink Pigeon (Streptopelia duboisi, but see below) is an extinct species of pigeon that formerly lived on the Mascarene island of Réunion. ... Binomial name Alectroenas rodericana (Milne-Edwards, 1873) Synonyms Columba rodericana Milne-Edwards, 1873 Alectroenas rodericana Rothschild, 1907 The Rodrigues Grey Pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon formerly endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. ... Binomial name Fulica newtoni Milne-Edwards, 1867 Synonyms Fulica newtonii (lapsus) Milne-Edwards, 1867 Palaeolimnas newtoni Forbes, 1893 Paludiphilus newtoni Hachisuka, 1953 The Mascarene Coot (Fulica newtoni) is an extinct species of coot that inhabited the Mascarene islands of Mauritius and Réunion. ... Binomial name Mascarinus mascarinus (Linnaeus, 1771) Synonyms see text The Mascarene Parrot (Mascarinus mascarinus) is an extinct species of parrot known from bones, specimens and descriptions to have occurred in the Mascarene island of Réunion, and possibly Mauritius. ... Binomial name Necropsittacus rodericanus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) Synonyms Psittacus rodericanus Milne-Edwards, 1867 The Rodrigues Parrot (Necropsittacus rodericanus) is an extinct species of parrot which once lived on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. ... Binomial name Mascarenotus murivorus (Milne-Edwards, 1873) Synonyms Strix murivora Milne-Edwards, 1873 Carine murivora Günther & E. Newton, 1879 Bubo leguati (female) Rothschild, 1907 Athene murivora (male) Rothschild, 1907 The Rodrigues Owl (Mascarenotus murivorus), also known as Leguats Owl or (somewhat misleadingly) Rodrigues Little Owl, was a small... Binomial name Mascarenotus grucheti Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994 The Réunion Owl (Mascarenotus grucheti) was a small owl that occurred on the Mascarene island of Réunion, but became extinct before living birds could be described; it is only known from subfossil bones. ... Binomial name Mascarenotus sauzieri (Newton & Gadow, 1893) Synonyms Strix sauzieri Newton & Gadow, 1893 Scops commersoni Oustalet, 1896 Strix newtoni (male) Rothschild, 1907 Tyto sauzieri (female) Hachisuka, 1953 Tyto newtoni (male) Hachisuka, 1953 The extinct Mauritius Owl (Mascarenotus sauzieri), also called Commersons, Sauziers or Newtons Owl, was endemic... Morph Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus Synonyms Corvus leucophaeus Vieillot, 1817 Corvus leucomelas Wagler, 1827 The Pied Raven (Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus) was a color morph of the North Atlantic subspecies of the Common Raven which was only found on the Faroe Islands and has disappeared since the mid... Binomial name Falco duboisi Cowles, 1994 The Réunion Kestrel (Falco duboisi) is an extinct bird of prey belonging to the falcon family. ... Binomial name Porphyrio coerulescens (Selys, 1848) Synonyms Apterornis coerulescens Selys, 1848 Cyanornis erythrorhynchus Bonaparte, 1854 The Réunion Swamphen, Réunion Gallinule or Oiseau bleu (Porphyrio coerulescens) is a hypothetical species of extinct rail from Réunion, Mascarenes until now only known from reports of travellers. ... Trinomial name Struthio camelus syriacus Rothschild, 1919 The Middle Eastern or Arabian Ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus) is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich which once occurred on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Near East. ... Trinomial name Apalopteron familiare familiare (Kittlitz, 1830) The Mukojima White-eye (Apalopteron familiare familiare), incorrectly known as the Mukojima Honeyeater, is the extinct nominate subspecies of the Bonin White-eye (formerly Bonin Honeyeater). ... Trinomial name Sittiparus varius orii (Kuroda, 1923) The Daito Varied Tit is an extinct subspecies of the Varied Tit. ... Trinomial name Troglodytes troglodytes orii Yamashina, 1938 The Daito Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes orii) is a controversial subspecies of the Winter Wren. ... Binomial name Chaunoproctus ferreorostris (Vigors, 1829) Synonyms Coccothraustes ferreorostris Vigors, 1829 Fringilla papa Kittlitz, 1830 Papa ferreirostris Bonaparte Mycerobas papa Cabanis Chaunoproctus papa Bonaparte, 1850 Chaunoproctus ferreirostris (lapsus) The Bonin Grosbeak or Bonin Islands Grosbeak (Chaunoproctus ferreorostris) is an extinct finch, the only species of the genus Chaunoproctus. ... Binomial name Gallirallus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) Synonyms Rallus pacificus Gmelin, 1789 Hypotaenidia pacifica Rothschild, 1907 Rallus ecaudatus (non Miller 1783; nomen nudum) The Tahitian Red-billed Rail (Gallirallus pacificus) or Tahiti Rail is a poorly-known extinct species of rail. ... Binomial name Coua delalandei (Temminck, 1827) Synonyms Coccycus delalandei Temminck, 1827 Delalandes Coua (Coua delalandei), also known as Snail-eating Coua, is an extinct species of non-parasitic cuckoo. ... Binomial name Alectroenas nitidissima (Scopoli, 1786) Synonyms Columba nitidissima Scopoli, 1786 Columba franciae Gmelin, 1789 Columba batavica Bonnaterre, 1790 Columba jubata Wagler, 1827 The Mauritius Blue Pigeon or Pigeon Hollandais is an extinct species of pigeon formerly endemic to Mauritius. ... Binomial name Todiramphus miyakoensis (Kuroda, 1919) Synonyms Halcyon miyakoensis Kuroda, 1919 The Ryukyu Kingfisher (Todiramphus miyakoensis) is an enigmatic taxon of tree kingfisher. ... Binomial name Zoothera terrestris (Kittlitz, 1830) Synonyms Turdus terrestris Kittlitz, 1830 Geocichla terrestris Bonaparte, 1850 Cichlopasser terrestris Bonaparte, 1854 The Bonin Thrush or Bonin Islands Thrush, Zoothera terrestris, is sometimes separated as the only species of the genus Cichlopasser. ... Binomial name Porzana sandwichensis (Gmelin, 1789) Synonyms see text The Hawaiian Rail (Porzana sandwichensis) or Hawaiian Crake was a somewhat enigmatic species of diminutive rail that lived on Big Island, HawaiÊ»i, but is now extinct. ... Trinomial name Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis Le Souef, 1907 Synonyms Dromaeius diemenensis (lapsus) Le Souef, 1907 Dromaeius novaehollandiae diemenensis (lapsus) The Tasmanian Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis) is an extinct subspecies of the Emu. ... Binomial name Atelopus longirostris Cope, 1868 Atelopus longirostris, an arlequin frog or jambato, is a member of the family of true toads: Bufonidae. ... Binomial name Nycticorax mauritianus (Newton & Gadow, 1893) The Mauritius Night Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) is an extinct night heron species from Mauritius. ... Binomial name Neomacounia nitida Lindb. ... Binomial name Bolyeria multocarinata (Boie, 1827) The Round Island Burrowing Boa (Bolyeria multocarinata) is a possible extinct boa endemic to Round Island near Mauritius. ... Binomial name Hydropsyche tobiasi (Malicky, 1977) Tobias caddisfly (Hydropsyche tobiasi) was a caddisfly which lived on the River Rhine between Mainz and Cologne. ... Binomial name Aplonis corvina (Kittlitz, 1833) The Kosrae Island Starling (Aplonis corvina) is an extinct bird from the family of starlings (Sturnidae). ... Trinomial name Lynx lynx sardiniae (Mola, 1908) Former range (in red) The Sardinian lynx is an extinct subspecies of the Eurasian lynx that once could be found on the Italian island of Sardinia. ... Binomial name Necropsar rodericanus (Slater, A. Günther & A. Newton, 1879) The Rodrigues Starling (Necropsar rodericanus), also known as White Mascarene Starling, is a hypothetical species whose existence is based on an old travel report, a few subfossil bones, and a museum skin from Liverpool which was later identified by... Binomial name Circus eylesi The Eyles Harrier is an extinct bird of prey which lived in New Zealand. ... Binomial name Porzana astrictocarpus (Olson, 1973) Location of Saint Helena. ... Trinomial name Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis Buckland, 1876 The Northern Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis) was a subspecies of the Sumatran Rhinoceros. ... Binomial name Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 The New Zealand Quail, or Koreke, has been extinct since 1875. ... Trinomial name Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis The Indian Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus inermis) was a subspecies of Javan Rhinoceros that once lived from India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh to Myanmar and China. ... Binomial name Cynotherium sardous Studiati, 1857 Former range (in red) The Sardinian dhole was an endemic insular canid [1], that occured on the Italian island of Sardinia. ... Binomial name Nesiotites hidalgo The Balearic Giant Shrew, scientifically known as Nesiotites hidalgo (Majorca, Minorca, Spain), is an animal which is extinct from Europe. ... Binomial name Nesiotites corsicanus The Corsican Giant Shrew, scientifically known as Nesiotites corsicanus (Corsica, France), is an animal extinct in Europe. ... Binomial name Hypnomys morphaeus The Majorcan Giant Dormouse, scientifically known as Hypnomys morphaeus (Majorca, Spain), is an animal extinct from Europe. ... Trinomial name Lepus granatensis solisi Palacios & Fernández, 1992 The Majorcan Hare, a subspecies of the Granada Hare, scientifically known as Lepus granatensis solisi (1980s, Mallorca, Spain)is an animal extinct from Europe. ... Binomial name Hypnomys mahoensis The Minorcan Giant Dormouse, scientifically known as Hypnomys mahonensis (Minorca, Spain) is an animals extinct from Europe. ... Binomial name Nesiotites similis The Sardinian Giant Shrew, scientifically known as Nesiotites similis (Sardinia, Italy) is an animal extinct from Europe. ... Binomial name Bythinella intermedia Bythinella intermedia is an animal extinct from Europe, that once occurred in Austria. ... Binomial name Lithobates fisheri (Stejneger, 1893) Former range (in red) Synonyms Rana fisheri Rana pipiens fisheri Rana onca fisheri Rana (Rana) fisheri Rana (Pantherana) fisheri The Vegas Valley Leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri[1][2], previously Rana fisheri) is an extinct[3] frog species. ...


 

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