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. 9 animal extinctions have occurred in Martinique, and 9 animal extinction in Guadeloupe. The Lesser Antillean Macaw (Ara guadeloupensis) could be found as well in Guadeloupe as in Martinique, which makes a total of 17 recent animal extinction in these two French overseas departments. In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... Under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic, the French colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in the Caribbean and Réunion in the Indian Ocean became départements doutre-mer (in English Overseas Departments) or DOMs. ...

Mammals

• Antillean Giant Rice Rat, Megalomys desmarestii (1902, Martinique)
• Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis (1952, Guadeloupe)

Binomial name Megalomys desmarestii (Fischer, 1829) The Antillean Giant Rice Rat (Megalomys desmarestii) is an extinct rice rat from Martinique in the Caribbean. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ...

Birds

• Guadelupe Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii brevicauda
• Guadeloupe Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularia guadeloupensis
• Guadeloupe Parakeet, Aratinga labati (18th Century)
• Guadeloupe Parrot, Amazona violacea (1779)
• Lesser Antillean Macaw, Ara guadeloupensis (1760)
• Martinique House Wren, Troglodytes aedon martinicensis
• Martinique Parrot, Amazona martinicana (1779)

1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Reptiles

• Martinique Giant Ameiva, Ameiva major
• Martinique Lizard, Leiocephalus herminieri (1830s)

Molluscs

• Ameiva cineracea (early 20th Century, Guadeloupe)
• Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe)
• Incerticyclus cinereus (Martinique)
• Incerticyclus martinicensis (Martinique)
• Oleacina guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe)
• Pleurodonte desidens (Martinique)

See also

• List of extinct animals of Europe
• List of extinct animals of Réunion

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. ...

External links

• The Extinction Website
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• European Union - Nature and Biodiversity