This page features lists of species and organisms that have become
extinct
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem or natural disasters, to human influences on nature by the overuse of natural resources, hunting and destruction of natural habitats.
In actual theoretical practice, a species not definitely located in the wild in the last 50 years of current time is textually called "extinct".
Plants
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List of recently extinct plants
Animals
By region
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List of African animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of European species extinct in the Holocene
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List of extinct animals of the British Isles
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List of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Oceanian animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in the Holocene
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List of Hawaiian animals extinct in the Holocene
This is a list of Hawaiian animal species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a Geologic time scale, geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present, before present (about 9700 Common Era, BCE) ...
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List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene
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List of South American animals extinct in the Holocene
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List of Galapagos Islands animals extinct in the Holocene
This is a list of Galápagos Islands species extinct in the Holocene that covers Extinction, extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a Geologic time scale, geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present, before present (about 9700 Comm ...
Fossil taxa
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List of dinosaur genera
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List of fossil bird genera
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List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species
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List of fossil primates
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Lists of prehistoric fish
Recent extinction
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List of bird extinctions by year
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List of extinct dog breeds
The following is a list of extinct
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capa ...
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List of recently extinct amphibians
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 35 extinction, extinct species, 146 possibly extinct species, two extinct in the wild species, and one possibly extinct in the wild species of amphibians.
Caudata, Salamanders
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List of recently extinct arthropods
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 81 extinct species, 86 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of arthropod.
Centipedes
Possibly extinct species
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List of recently extinct bats
This is a list of bat species that have become extinct since 1500. As of 2025 this includes 12 species and subspecies (about 0.7% of all bats), with more possibly extinct and/or critically endangered.
Extinct bat species Yinpterochiroptera
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List of recently extinct fishes
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species.
Cartilaginous fish
Possibly extinct species
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List of recently extinct insects
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 58 extinct species, 46 possibly extinct species, and one Extinct in the wild species of insect.
Caddisflies
Extinct species
Mayflies
Extinct species
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List of recently extinct invertebrates
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 395 extinct species, 206 possibly extinct species, 15 extinct in the wild species, 8 extinct subspecies, and 5 extinct in the wild subspecies of invertebrate.
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List of recently extinct mammals
Recently extinct mammals are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as any mammals that have become extinct since the year 1500 CE. Since then, roughly 80 mammal species have become extinct.
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List of recently extinct molluscs
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List of recently extinct reptiles
See also
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:Extinct species
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:Species made extinct by human activities
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:Species by threat
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Extinction
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...
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Extinction event
An extinction event (also known as a mass extinction or biotic crisis) is a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp fall in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms. It occ ...
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Endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...
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Extinct (disambiguation)
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Lists of organisms by population
This is a collection of lists of organisms by their population. While most of the numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. Species population is a science falling under the purview of population ecology and bi ...
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Lists of animals
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