This is an incomplete list of extinct animals of the United States. This list covers only extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geological period that extends from the present day back to about 10,000 radiocarbon years, approximately 11,430 ± 130 calendar years BP (between 9560 and 9300 BC). The Dodo, shown here in a 1651 illustration by Jan Savery, is an often-cited[1] example of modern extinction. ... The Holocene epoch is a geological period that extends from the present day back to about 10,000 radiocarbon years, approximately 11,430 ± 130 calendar years BP (between 9560 and 9300 BC). ... Raw radiocarbon measurements are usually reported as years before present (BP). ... Before Present (BP) years are the units of time (counted backwards to the past) used to report raw radiocarbon ages and dates referenced to the BP scale origin in the year AD 1950 (identical to 1950 CE). ... Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ...

Mammals

Prehistoric extinctions (begin Holocene to 1500 AD)

• American Lion, Panthera leo atrox, Western USA, 8000BC.
• Ancient Bison, Bison antiquus, USA, 8000BC.
• Beringian cave lion, Panthera leo vereshchagini, Alaska.
• Cuvieronius, Florida and Arizona, 400 AD
• Dire Wolf, Canis dirus, USA, 8000 BC.
• Giant Beaver, Castoroides ohioensis, Great Lakes region, 8000 BC.
• Giant hutia, Elasmodontomys obliquus, Puerto Rico, 1000BC.
• Giant Short-Faced Bear, Arctodus simus, USA, 10500 BC.
• Glyptodon, USA, 8000BC.
• Helmeted Musk Ox, Alaska, 9000 BC
• Pygmy Mammoth, Mammuthus exilis, Channel Islands.
• Smilodon fatalis, USA, 8000BC.
• Woolly Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, Northern USA, 2000 BC.
• Western Camel, USA, 8000 BC.
• Yukon Wild Ass, Equus asinus lambei, Alaska, 11000 BC.
• Antillean Cave Rat
• Insular Cave Rat
• Corozal Rat
• Columbian Mammoth,Mammuthus columb, USA,5800 BC.
• American cheetah, USA
• Bison occidentalis, USA

Recent extinctions (1500 AD to present) Trinomial name Panthera leo atrox (Leidy, 1853) The American lion, also known as the North American or American cave lion, is an extinct feline known from fossils. ... Binomial name Bison antiquus Leidy, 1852 The Ancient Bison, Bison antiquus, was the most common large herbivore of the North American continent and is a direct ancestor of the living North American bison. ... Trinomial name Panthera leo vereshchagini (Baryshnikov & Boeskorov, 2001) Panthera leo vereshchagini, also known as the East Siberian and Beringian cave lion, was a small fossil lion that inhabited Yakutia (Russia), Alaska (USA), and the Yukon Territory (Canada). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Leidy, 1858 For the BattleMech also known as Dire Wolf, see Daishi (BattleMech). ... Binomial name Castoroides ohioensis The Giant Beaver (Castoroides ohioensis) was a huge species of rodent, with a length up to 2. ... Genera Amblyrhiza Clidomys Elasmodontomys Quemsia The giant hutias are an extinct group of large rodents known from fossil and subfossil material in the West Indies. ... Arctodus, also known as the Short-Faced Bear, is a genus of extinct bear. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Binomial name Mammuthus exilis Maglio, 1970 The Pygmy Mammoth (Mammuthus exilis) was a dwarfed descendant of full-sized mammoths, possibly Mammuthus columbi, the Columbian Mammoth. ... Binomial name (Leidy, 1869) Smilodon fatalis (the deadly knife-tooth) is possibly the best-known of the machairodontine saber-toothed cats. ... Binomial name Blumenbach, 1799 For the rock band, see Wooly Mammoth (band). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Mammuthus columbi The Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) is an extinct species of elephant that inhabited North America between 100,000 and 9,000 years ago. ... Called the American cheetah, the genus Miracinonyx is a mystery. ... Bison occidentalis is an extinct species of bison that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. ...

• Puerto Rican Shrew, Nesophontes edithae
• Puerto Rican Long-nosed Bat,
• Puerto Rican Long-tongued Bat,
• Guam Flying Fox, Pteropus tokudae
• Lesser Puerto Rican Ground Sloth,
• Penasco Chipmunk,
• Sherman's Pocket Gopher,
• Goff's Pocket Gopher, Geomys pinetis goffi
• Tacoma Pocket Gopher, Thomomys mazama tacomensis
• Chadwick Beach Cottonmouth Mouse,
• Giant Deer Mouse,
• Pallid Beach Mouse, Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus
• Gull Island Vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus nesophilus
• Louisiana Vole,
• Puerto Rican Hutia,
• Puerto Rican Paca,
• Lesser Puerto Rican Agouti,
• Greater Puerto Rican Agouti,
• Southern California Kit Fox,Vulpes macrotis macrotis
• Newfoundland Wolf,
• Sea Mink, Mustela macrodon
• Caribbean Monk Seal,
• Steller's Sea Cow,
• Badlands Bighorn Sheep,
• Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit
• Arizona Wapiti
• Oregon Bison
• Eastern Woodland Bison
• Colorado Hog-nosed Skunk
• Big Thicket Hog-nosed Skunk
• Glacier Bay Water Shrew
• Smith Island Cottontail
• Allen's Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
• Hidden Forest Chipmunk

Puerto Rican Shrew (Nesophontes edithae) is a shrew. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... Guam Flying Fox The Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) was a tiny microbat from Guam in the Marianas Islands in Micronesia. ... Trinomial name Geomys pinetis goffi Goffs southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis goffi) was a pocket gopher endemic to Brevard County, Florida. ... 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. ... 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 Gull Island Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus nesophilus), last collected in 1897 on Gull Island, New York, was a ground-dwelling coastal beach grass herbivore endemic to Gull Island, New York. ... Binomial name Allen, 1916 The Puerto Rican Hutia (Isolobodon portoricensis) is a species of rodent in the Capromyidae family. ... Binomial name Vulpes macrotis Merriam, 1888 The Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) is a relatively common North American fox particularly found in western, open prairie, plains and desert regions. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus beothucus The Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothucus) was a sub-species of the grey wolf, canis lupus and existed on the island of Newfoundland off the east coast of Canada. ... 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 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 Merriam, 1900 The Glacier Bay Water Shrew (Sorex alaskanus) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. ...

Birds

Prehistoric extinctions (begin Holocene to 1500 AD)

• Law's Diving-goose, California, 1800BC.
• Merriam's Teratorn, Southern USA, 8000 BC.
• Moa-nalo, Hawaii.
• O'ahu Petrel, Hawaii.
• Nēnē-nui, Hawaii.
• Pleistocene Black Vulture, Western USA.
• Saint Croix Macaw, St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
• Giant Amakihi, Big Island, Hawaii
• Puerto Rican Obscure Bunting , Puerto Rico
• Stout-legged Finch, Kaua'i, Hawaii
• Kaua'i Finch, Kaua'i and O'ahu, Hawaii
• Maui Nui Finch, Maui and Moloka'i, Hawaii
• Maui Finch, Maui, Hawaii
• Pila's Palila, Kaua'i, Hawaii - possibly survived until early 18th century
• Scissor-billed Koa-Finch, Kaua'i and Maui, Hawaii
• Primitive Koa-Finch, O'ahu and Maui, Hawaii
• O'ahu Grosbeak Finch, O'ahu and Maui, Hawaii

Recent extinctions (1500 AD to present) Binomial name Chendytes lawi Miller, 1925 The Laws Diving-goose Chendytes lawi was a goose-sized flightless sea duck, once common on the California coast, California Channel Islands, and possibly southern Oregon. ... Binomial name Teratornis merriami L. H. Miller, 1909 Synonyms Pleistogyps rex L. H. Miller, 1910 Teratornis merriami, Merriams Teratorn, was a huge North American bird, with a wingspan of around 3. ... Genera Chelychelynechen Thambetochen Ptaiochen The Moa-nalos are an extinct group of aberrant ducks that used to live on the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific. ... Binomial name Branta hylobadistes Storrs L. Olson & Helen F. James, 1991 The NÄ“nÄ“-nui (HawaiÊ»ian: Great NÄ“nÄ“) or Woodwalking Goose (translation of Branta hylobadistes) is an extinct species of goose that once inhabited Maui and possibly (or closely related species) KauaÊ»i, OÊ»ahu and perhaps Moloka... Binomial name Ara autocthones Wetmore, 1907 The Saint Croix Macaw (Ara autocthones) belongs to the parrots and was found on the island of Saint Croix, in the Virgin Islands. ...

• Bering Canada Goose,
• Labrador Duck,
• Heath Hen,
• Spectacled Cormorant,
• Laysan Crake,
• Hawaiian Crake,
• Wake Island Rail,
• Eskimo Curlew,
• Virgin Islands Screech-Owl,
• Mauge's Parakeet,
• Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis
• Louisiana Parakeet,
• Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius
• Laysan Millerbird,
• Great Auk,
• Guam Flycatcher,
• Lanai Thrush,
• Hawaiian Thrush,
• Oahu Thrush,
• Molokai Thrush,
• Bachman's Warbler,
• Dusky Seaside Sparrow,
• Kona Grosbeak,
• Greater Koa-Finch,
• Lesser Koa-Finch,
• Oahu 'Akialoa,
• Maui Nui 'Akialoa,
• Kauai 'Akialoa,
• Kioea,
• Ula-'ai-hawane,
• Black Mamo,
• Hawai'i Mamo,
• Lana'i Hookbill,
• Oahu Nukupu'u,
• Greater 'Amakihi,
• Laysan Honeycreeper,
• Oahu 'Akepa,
• Po'o-uli,
• Molokai Creeper,
• Lana'i Creeper,
• O‘ahu ‘Ō‘ō ,
• Moloka‘i ‘Ō‘ō,
• Kaua'i 'Ō'ō,
• Hawai'i 'Ō'ō,

Possibly Extinct 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. ... wtf why youtake it off u mother fuckers Trinomial name Tympanuchus cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) The Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) was a distinctive subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido, a large North American bird in the grouse family. ... 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 Porzana palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) Synonyms Porzanula palmeri The Laysan Rail or Laysan Crake (Porzana palmeri) was a tiny inhabitant of the Northwest Hawaiian Island of Laysan. ... 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, Hawaiʻi, but is now extinct. ... 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. ... Binomial name Numenius borealis (Forster, 1772) The Eskimo Curlew or Northern Curlew, Numenius borealis, is (or possibly was) a medium-sized shorebird. ... Binomial name Conuropsis carolinensis (Linneaus, 1758) Synonyms Psittacus carolinensis Linneaus, 1758 Conurus carolinensis Lesson, 1831 Mounted specimen of Conuropsis carolinensis, Museum Wiesbaden, Germany The Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis[1]) was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. ... Binomial name Conuropsis carolinensis (Linneaus, 1758) The Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. ... Binomial name Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766) The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) or Wild Pigeon was a species of pigeon that was once the most common bird in North America. ... The Laysan Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris) was a subspecies of the Millerbird similar to the Nihoa Millerbird. ... Binomial name Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis, formerly Alca impennis) is an extinct bird. ... Binomial name Oustalet, 1881 The Guam Flycatcher (Myiagra freycineti) was a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. ... Binomial name Vermivora bachmanii Audubon, 1833 Bachmans Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) was a small passerine bird that inhabited the swamps and lowland forests of the southeast United States. ... Trinomial name Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens (Ridgway, 1873) The dusky seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens, was once a non-migratory songbird common in Southern Florida, in the marshes of Merritt Island and along the St. ... Binomial name (Wilson,SB, 1888) Synonyms Psittirostra kona (Wilson, 1888) The Kona Grosbeak (Chloridops kona) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name Rothschild, 1892 The Greater Koa Finch (Rhodacanthis palmeri) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name Rothschild, 1892 The Lesser Koa-Finch (Rhodacanthis flaviceps) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1859) Synonyms Hemignathus obscurus (Gmelin, 1788) pro parte The Oahu Akialoa (Akialoa ellisiana) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name (Rothschild, 1893) Synonyms Hemignathus obscurus (Gmelin, 1788) pro parte The Maui Nui Akialoa (Akialoa lanaiensis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name (Wilson, 1889) Synonyms Hemignathus obscurus (Gmelin, 1788) pro parte The Kauai Akialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name Chaetoptila angustipluma Peale, 1848 The Kioea, Chaetoptila angustipluma was a member of the Hawaiian honey-eater family that became extinct around 1859. ... Binomial name Ciridops anna (Dole, 1879) The ʻUla-ʻai-Hawane (Ciridops anna) was a small Hawaiʻian Honeycreeper, now extinct. ... Binomial name Newton, 1893 The Black Mamo () is an extinct species of finch that once inhabited the Hawaiian island of Molokai. ... Binomial name (Gmelin, 1788) The Hawaii Mamo (Drepanis pacifica) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name Perkins, 1919 The Lanai Hookbill (Dysmorodrepanis munroi) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name Rothschild, 1892 Synonyms Viridonia sagittirostris (Rothschild, 1892) The Greater Amakihi (Hemignathus sagittirostris) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name Melamprosops phaeosoma Casey & Jacobi, 1974 The Poʻo-uli (Melamprosops phaeosoma) is an extinct bird that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. ... Binomial name (Wilson, 1889) The Kakawahie (Paroreomyza flammea) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1860) The O‘ahu ‘Ō‘ō (Moho apicalis) is an extinct member of the Hawaiian honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) within the extinct genus of the ‘Ō‘ōs (Moho) // The males reached a length of 30. ... Binomial name Rothschild, 1893 Synonyms Acrulocercus bishopi The Moloka‘i ‘Ō‘ō or Bishops ‘Ō‘ō (Moho bishopi) is an extinct bird from the Moho genus within the family of the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae). ... Binomial name (Cassin, 1855) The Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō Moho braccatus, also known as the ‘O‘o‘a‘a, is an extinct Hawaiian honeyeater which was endemic to the island of Kauai. ... Binomial name Merrem, 1786 The Hawai‘i ʻŌʻō (Moho nobilis) is an extinct member of the Hawaiian honeyeaters within the extinct genus of the ʻOʻos (Moho). ...

• Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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; it is officially listed as an endangered species, but by the end of the 20th century had widely been considered extinct. ...

Reptiles

Prehistoric extinctions (Holocene to 1500AD)

• Mona Tortoise,

Modern extintions (1500 AD to present)

• Navassa Curly-tailed Lizard,
• Navassa Iguana,
• Navassa Island Dwarf Boa,
• Sulcate Blind Snake,
• Saint Croix Racer,

Possibly Extinct Binomial name (Cope, 1868) Navassa Island Dwarf Boa Tropidophis bucculentus is an extinct species of dwarf boa endemic only to the Navassa Island. ... Binomial name Cope, 1862 Synonyms Alsophis sancticrucis Cope, 1862 [orth. ...

• Culebra Island Giant Anole,

Binomial name Anolis roosevelti (Grant, 1931) Synonyms Xiphosurus roosevelti The Culebra Island Giant Anole (Anolis roosevelti, Xiphosurus roosevelti (according to ITIS)) is an extremely rare or possibly extinct lizard of the Anolis genus. ...

Amphibians

• Vegas Valley Leopard Frog,
• Catahoula Salamander,

Possibly Extinct 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. ...

• Golden Coqui,
• Mottled Coquí
• Web-footed Coquí,

Binomial name Eleutherodactylus jasperi Drewry & Jones, 1976 The Golden coqui (Eleutherodactylus jasperi; Spanish: Coquí dorado) is a rare and possibly extinct leptodactylid frog species endemic to Puerto Rico. ... Binomial name Rivero, 1959 The Mottled Coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae) is a species of Coquí, a small variety of frog endemic to the main island of Puerto Rico and its archipelago. ... Binomial name Grant, 1931 The Web-footed Coqui (Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti) also known as Karls Robber Frog is a possible extinct Puerto Rican frog species from the coquí (Eleutherodactylus) genus. ...

Fish

• Longjaw Cisco,
• Deepwater Cisco,
• Lake Ontario Kiyi,
• Blackfin Cisco,
• Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout,
• Alvord Cutthroat Trout,
• Silver Trout,
• Maravillas Red Shiner,
• Independence Valley Tui Chub,
• Thicktail Chub,
• Pahranagat Spinedace,
• Phantom Shiner,
• Bluntnose Shiner,
• Las Vegas Dace,
• Grass Valley Speckled Dace,
• Clear Lake Splittail,
• Snake River Sucker,
• Harelip Sucker,
• Tecopa Pupfish,
• Shoshone Pupfish,
• Raycraft Ranch Killifish,
• Pahrump Ranch Killifish,
• Ash Meadows Killifish,
• Amistad Gambusia,
• San Marcos Gambusia,
• Blue Walleye,
• Maryland darter,
• Utah Lake Sculpin

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 Lake Ontario Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi orientalis) is a fish which was last recorded from Lake Ontario, canada in 1964. ... The Blackfin Cisco (Coregonus nigripinnis) is a member of the whitefish sub-family. ... Trinomial name Oncorhynchus clarki macdonaldi Jordan & Fisher, 1891 The yellowfin cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki macdonaldi), a subspecies of the cutthroat trout, was officially identified in 1891 and named after the US Fish Commissioner, MacDonald. ... The Alvord cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki subsp. ... 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 Independence Valley Tui chub (Gila bicolor isolata) was described as abundant when first collected in identified in 1965. ... 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 Phantom shiner, (Notropis orca) was endemic to the Rio Grande basin and ranged from central New Mexico to southernmost Texas and adjacent Tamaulipas. ... Binomial name (Cope, 1876) The Bluntnose Shiner (Notropis simus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. ... Binomial name Miller, 1984 The Las Vegas Dace (Rhinichthys deaconi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. ... The Grass Valley speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus reliquus) occurred in a single spring-fed creek in a grassy meadow in eastern Lander County, Nevada. ... 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. ... Binomial name Miller & Smith, 1981 The Snake River Sucker (Chasmistes muriei) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. ... Binomial name (Jordan & Brayton, 1877-78) Synonyms Lagochila lacera Jordan & Brayton, 1877-78 The Harelip Sucker (Moxostoma lacerum) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. ... The Tecopa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae of the family Cyprinodontidae) was found in 1948 in the Tecopa Hot Springs in California. ... The Shoshone Pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone) is characterized by large scales and a slab-sided, narrow, slender body, with the arch of the ventral contour much less pronounced than the dorsal. ... The Raycraft Ranch killifish (Empetrichthys latos concavus) was first described in 1948 and was found to be endemic to Raycraft Spring, an isolated spring in Nye County, Nevada. ... The Ash Meadows killifish (Empetrichthys merriami) was first documented by Gilbert (1893) and historically occupied numerous springs in nearby Ash Meadows, Nye County, Nevada. ... 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 (Gambusia georgei) was endemic to the San Marcos River, Hays County, Texas and was last collected in the wild in 1983. ... Boring aaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... 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. ... The Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus) was endemic to Utah Lake. ...

Possibly Extinct

• Shortnose Cisco

Binomial name Coregonus reighardi (Koelz, 1924) The shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae). ...

Crustaceans

• Illinois Cave Amphipod,
• Pasadena Freshwater Shrimp

Insects

• Pecatonica River Mayfly,
• Robert's Stonefly,
• Fort Ross Weevil,
• Mono Lake Diving Beetle,
• Xerces Blue,
• Palos Verdes Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis),
• Poko Noctuid Moth,
• Midway Noctuid Moth,
• Kerr's Noctuid Moth,
• Laysan Noctuid Moth,
• Noctuid Moth,
• Procellaris Noctuid Noth,
• Chestnut Ermine Moth,
• American Chestnut Moth,
• Phleophaga Chestnut Moth,
• Central Valley Grasshopper,
• Rocky Mountain Locust,
• Antioch Dunes Shieldback Katydid,
• Kona Giant Looper Moth,

Binomial name Glaucopsyche xerces (Boisduval, 1852) The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) is an extinct species of butterfly. ... Binomial name The Poko Noctuid Moth (Agrotis crinigera) was a species of butterfly in the Noctuidae family. ... Binomial name The Midway Noctuid Moth (Agrotis fasciata) was a species of butterfly in the Noctuidae family. ... Binomial name The Kerrs Noctuid Moth (Agrotis kerri) was a species of butterfly in the Noctuidae family. ... Binomial name The Laysan Noctuid Moth (Agrotis laysanensis) was a species of butterfly in the Noctuidae family. ... Binomial name The Chestnut Ermine Moth (Argyresthia castaneela) was a species of butterfly in the Argyresthiidae family. ... Binomial name The American Chestnut Moth (Ectodemia castaneae) was a species of butterfly in the Nepticulidae family. ... Binomial name Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866 The Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus) was the major form of locust that ranged through almost the entire western half of the United States (and some western portions of Canada) until the end of the 19th century. ... Binomial name The Kona Giant Looper Moth (Scotorythra megalophylla) was a species of butterfly in the Geometridae family. ...

Arachnids

• Caribbean Monk Seal Nasal Mite,
• Nevada Water Mite,
• Passenger Pigeon Mite,

Mollusks

• Coosa elktoe,
• Carolina elktoe,
• Ochlockonee arcmussel,
• Recovery pearly mussel,
• Arc-form pearly mussel,
• Acorn pearly mussel,
• Lewis pearly mussel,
• Nearby pearly mussel,
• Sampson's pearly mussel,
• Steward's pearly mussel,
• Turgid-blossom pearly mussel,
• Shoal sprite,
• Cahaba pebblesnail,
• Umbilicate pebblesnail,
• Mount Matafao different snail,
• Short-spired elimia,
• Closed elimia,
• Fusiform elimia,
• High-spired elimia,
• Constricted elimia,
• Hearty elimia,
• Ribbed elimia,
• Rough-lined elimia,
• Pupa elimia,
• Pygmy elimia,
• Cobble elimia,
• Puzzle elimia,
• Excised slitshell,
• Striate slitshell,
• Pagoda slitshell,
• Ribbed slitshell,
• Pyramid slitshell,
• Round slitshell,
• Lined pocketbook,
• Eelgrass limpet,

Binomial name Athearn, 1964 The coosa elktoe (Alasmidonta mccordi) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name Clarke, 1981 The carolina elktoe (Alasmidonta robusta) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (Walker, 1901) The ochlockonee arcmussel (Alasmidonta wrightiana) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1852) The recovery pearly mussel or winged spike (Elliptio nigella) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1831) Synonyms Dysnomia arcaeformis I. Lea, 1831 The arc-form pearly mussel or sugarspoon (Epioblasma arcaeformis) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1834) Synonyms Dysnomia haysiana I. Lea, 1834 The acorn pearly mussel or acornshell (Epioblasma haysiana) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (Walker, 1910) Synonyms Dysnomia lewisii Walker, 1910 The forkshell or lewis pearly mussel (Epioblasma lewisii) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1857) Synonyms Dysnomia propinqua I. Lea, 1857 The nearby pearly mussel or tennessee riffleshell (Epioblasma propinqua) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (Lea, 1861) Synonyms Dysnomia sampsoni Lea, 1861 Sampsons naiad, Sampsons pearly mussel, Sampsons riffleshell, or wabash riffleshell (Epioblasma sampsonii) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1852) Synonyms Dysnomia stewardsoni I. Lea, 1852 The cumberland leafshell or Stewards pearly mussel (Epioblasma stewardsonii) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name (Lea, 1858) Synonyms Dysnomia turgidula Lea, 1858 The turgid riffle shell, turgid-blossom naiad, turgid-blossom pearly mussel, or turgid-blossom (Epioblasma turgidula) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name Pilsbry, 1906 The shoal sprite (Amphigyra alabamensis) was a species of gastropod in the Planorbidae family. ... Binomial name Clench, 1965 The cahaba pebblesnail (Clappia cahabensis) was a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. ... Binomial name (Walker, 1904) Synonyms Lithoglyphus umbilicata Walker, 1904 The umbilicate pebblesnail (Clappia umbilicata) was a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. ... Binomial name (Reeve, 1860) The short-spired elimia (Elimia brevis) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1861) The closed elimia (Elimia clausa) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1861) The fusiform elimia (Elimia fusiformis) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1861) The high-spired elimia (Elimia hartmaniana) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1841) The constricted elimia (Elimia impressa) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (Goodrich, 1936) The hearty elimia (Elimia jonesi) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (Jay, 1839) The ribbed elimia (Elimia laeta) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (Goodrich, 1927) The rough-lined elimia (Elimia pilsbryi) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1864) The pupa elimia (Elimia pupaeformis) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (H. H. Smith, 1936) The pygmy elimia (Elimia pygmaea) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name I. Lea, 1843 The cobble elimia (Elimia vanuxemiana) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1861) The puzzle elimia (Elimia varians) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1843) The excised slitshell (Gyrotoma excisa) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1869) The striate slitshell (Gyrotoma lewisii) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1845) The pagoda slitshell (Gyrotoma pagoda) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (I. Lea, 1860) The ribbed slitshell (Gyrotoma pumila) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (Shuttleworth, 1845) The pyramid slitshell (Gyrotoma pyramidata) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name (H.H. Smith, 1924) The round slitshell (Gyrotoma walkeri) was a species of gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. ... Binomial name Simpson, 1900 The lined pocketbook (Lampsilis binominata) was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. ... Binomial name Eelgrass Limpet, Lottia alveus is an extinct marine gastropod. ...

References

• IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2007.

See also

• List of extinct animals
• List of extinct animals of Canada
• List of extinct animals of Asia
• List of extinct animals of Africa
• List of extinct animals of Europe
• List of extinct animals of South America
• Extinct birds
• Dwarf elephant

// Prepleistocene extinctions A large number of historical orders are extinct, for example dinosaurs, pterosaurs and ammonites. ... The list of extinct Canadian animals includes several species that no longer exist. ... The list of extinct animals of Asia features the animals that have become extinct along the history in the Asian Continent. ... The list of extinct animals in Africa features the animals that have become extinct on the African continent and its islands, like Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, St. ... The list of extinct animals in Europe features the animals that have become extinct on the European continent and some in other dependent territories of European countries. ... Falkland Island fox or Antarctic Wolf by John Gerrard Keulemans. ... Since 1500, over 100 species of birds have become extinct, and this rate of extinction seems to be increasing. ... Dwarf elephants are prehistoric members of the order Proboscidea, that, through the process of allopatric speciation, evolved to a fraction of the size of their modern relatives. ...

External links

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species