This catfish lived in the rivers and wetlands of Thailand and hasn’t been seen since 1977. It lived exclusively on a small coral island in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. This giant acarid lived in the tropical forests of Mahé island, in Seychelles. A rather large reptile belonging to the skink family, it hasn’t been observed in over 150 years and was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2017. Its extinction was probably linked to climate change having led to an increase in drought episodes on the island. A large portion of its habitat was lost due to deforestation and climate change. This large ground beetle was native to the high-altitude forests on Pico Island, in the Azores archipelago. There are only four species of mergansers left on the earth, and all endangered. The Catarina pupfish was a small fish native to a spring in the Mexican region of Nuevo León. Compsognathus: a genus of small, bipedal carnivore. So many animals that we take for granted are teetering on the brink of extinction. those plant and animal species that can be found exclusively in a given territory. The bird is thought to have gone extinct around 1500 because of hunting and the introduction of invasive species. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2016. Only one specimen of this snail has ever been found, lifeless, on the rocky island of Chios in the Aegean Sea. It was declared extinct in 2015. Its habitat was razed to the ground for agricultural purposes, causing its extinction, which was made official by the IUCN in 2014. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2016. Labidura herculeana from St Helena, Type specimen. The development of human settlements, which caused many springs to dry up and the felling of large wooded areas, probably led to its extinction, officialised by the IUCN in 2011. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2014. This modestly-sized plant of the Amaranthaceae family used to grow on the small uninhabited Hawaiian island of Nihoa, where it was last seen in 1983. It’s believed to have gone extinct in the 17th century following the arrival of European colonists, who felled the trees it lived in and introduced non-native species. The IUCN declared the species extinct in 2017. This shrub with bright yellow flowers used to grow on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i, one of the last survivors of a disappearing genus. This plant is known thanks to a single specimen found in 1982 on the island of São Tomé e Principe, off the Atlantic coast of central Africa. Only one specimen, found in 1888 on the island of Java in Indonesia, of this freshwater shrimp has ever been collected. It hasn’t been observed since the beginning of the last century and the IUCN declared it extinct in 2012. 25. Its disappearance was probably linked to deforestation and the introduction of invasive species like rats and mongooses, which also led to the proliferation of diseases. This mollusc, whose habitat was a single spring in Spain, was lost because of a road being built near the area where it lived. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2016. These two shrubs of the Delissea genus grew in Hawaiian lowland forests, and their extinction – officialised by the IUCN in 2015 and 2016 respectively – was caused by invasive plants and animals introduced by humans. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2018. This small rodent can claim the unenviable posthumous title of being the first mammal species to go extinct directly due to the effects of anthropogenic climate change. Signs of the beaver's presence were first noticed by a hunting guide in the Dolomites. Once a species becomes extinct, it is gone forever. The species hasn’t been observed in the wild since 1995 and was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2016. An animal almost synonymous with Italy, the boar is a strong, resilient mammal and one of the surprisingly few wild species that have managed to survive in the drier regions of Central Sicily. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2016. This rodent belonging to the Cricetidae family was the only species in the Pennatomys genus. This list of extinct animals in Europe features the animals that have become extinct on the … The IUCN declared it extinct in 2016, even though it isn’t clear whether it was actually a species in its own right or rather a variation of another similar species of lizard. There’s no way back from extinction and the loss of a species determines the definitive disappearance of a particular tile in the mosaic of life, which had evolved and adapted to a certain environment. It was added to the IUCN’s extinct species list in 2016. It was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2012. It was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2016. Its disappearance was made official by the IUCN in 2016. It hasn’t been seen since 1957, but the reasons leading to its extinction are still unknown. This songbird found on Réunion was known for crafting especially intricate nests. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2014. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2013. The history of the extinction of animal and plant species over the centuries. and the most valued for its meat and caviar, and its presence in the waters of the Adriatic Sea and in the Po river has been noted since the Seventies, but it has now been … Of all the animals that have become extinct, birds make up the most significant number, and one of these is the Aukland Island Merganser. We are on the side of those who decide to live with passion and purpose, acting to make the world a better place. It was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2016. Bradycellus chavesi (São Miguel ground-beetle). They’re excellent diggers and are… The IUCN added it to its extinct species list in 2016. Like other similar species, this bird probably went extinct because of the introduction of non-native species and the pathogens they brought. Fossilised remains found in tombs suggest it may have been domesticated. List of extinct animals of Caucasus; List of extinct animals of the British Isles. Native to Lake Gölçük, a volcanic mountain lake in Turkey, this species went extinct in the 1980s due to non-native fish being introduced to boost fishing activities. This mollusc found in New Caledonia was seen for the last time in 1928. Many animals living on Earth today are endangered, which means they are at risk of becoming extinct (dying out) on Earth. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2017. Of all the extinct animals, the Javan tiger is probably the most likely to still be around. The existence of this small owl was only recently proven thanks to the study of fossil remains. Scientists only ever observed one specimen, in 1933, and it hasn’t been seen since. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2014. This enormous reptile was decimated by hunting and the introduction of goats to the island, which led to competition for food. Neoplanorbis tantillus (Little flat-top snail). The Holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the sixth mass extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is an ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holocene epoch as a result of human activity.The included extinctions span numerous families of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates. Pseudophoxinus handlirschi (Egirdir minnow). The species was declared extinct in 2017. It was added to the IUCN’s extinct species list in 2017. These are mostly little-known – perhaps not so charismatic – beings, such as many invertebrates, and most of them have been gone for a long time. It was described for the first time in 1863 but it suffered a rapid decline due to the introduction of goats and rats. Like other plants native to the Hawaiian archipelago, this species inhabiting the island of Kaua’i disappeared due to invasive species being introduced. It too didn’t survive the introduction of cats and rats into its ecosystem, as well as the arrival of an Asian bird species that became its competitor, the common myna. This freshwater mussel lived in some parts of the Mississippi River and the Mobile River Basin, in Alabama, in the US. It was last seen in 1929 and the IUCN declared it extinct in 2014. There are 102 mammal species in Italy, of which one is critically endangered, two are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and four are near threatened.One of the species listed for Italy is considered to be extinct. The last sighting dates back to 1983 and the species was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2016. It was thought to be extinct until scientists found a few still alive in 2003. The IUCN declared the species extinct in 2016. Coastal degradation was the primary reason for its disappearance. It hasn’t been observed since 1927 and its decline is linked to excessive limestone extraction in the area. Scientists know little about this bivalve mussel from Madagascar and the IUCN declared the species extinct in 2016. The species used to inhabit the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. Alectroenas payandeei (Rodrigues blue-pigeon). No specimen of this small gastropod, which used to inhabit three islands in the Aegean Sea, has been observed since 1935. Like other birds native to the island, it went extinct when feral cats were introduced into its habitat. Nyctanassa carcinocatactes (Bermuda night heron). A mere seven years later it could no longer be observed in the wild. Cyanea eleeleensis, Cyanea linearifolia, Cyanea mauiensis, Cyanea minutiflora, Cyanea parvifolia, Cyanea sessilifolia. Labidura herculeana (St. Helena giant earwig). This varied group of shrubs of the Cyanaea genus was known to have grown in humid Hawaiian forests. It disappeared around the end of the 20th century because of the introduction of another species of fish, Atherina boyeri, into its habitat by fishermen. One theory is that they died off due to tuberculosis. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2016. Scientists say plant extinction is occurring up to 500 times faster than what would be expected naturally. This passerine bird of the Zosteropidae family was native to the North Mariana Islands. Conilurus capricornensis (Capricorn rabbit-rat). The IUCN declared the species extinct in 2017. Pseudamnicola barratei, Pseudamnicola desertorum, Pseudamnicola doumeti, Pseudamnicola globulina, Pseudamnicola latasteana, Pseudamnicola oudrefica, Pseudamnicola ragia, Pseudamnicola singularis. In particular, there is an enormous variety of endemic species, i.e. The IUCN declared them extinct in 2010. Subsequent attempts to find it there proved fruitless, as it is believed the species succumbed to the introduction of the mongoose. Another member of the Cyprinidae family, this fish lived exclusively in Yilong Lake, China. Pipistrellus murrayi (Christmas Island pipistrelle). Their disappearance was caused by invasive animal and plant species introduced by humans, including pigs, goats, rats, snails and various weeds. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2014. This aquatic snail lived only in the Coosa River in the US state of Alabama. When an entire species, or type, of animal dies out, that species is extinct. The species was added to the IUCN’s list in 2015. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2010. Until 1995 it lived on Aguijan, an uninhabited islet belonging to the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Its extinction was probably caused by hunting and the arrival of black rats. This spider lived in the forests of Mahé island, in Seychelles. This fish lived exclusively in Lake Eğirdir, in Turkey. Numerous wildlife lovers in Italy have reported that animals have reclaimed their city streets, canals, and seabeds in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 out Extinct in large parts of North America since the Ice Age, earthworms began spreading there once again following Christopher Columbus’ voyage. Published for the first edition of Historia Naturalis de Piscibus et Cetis in Nuremberg, Germany. Remains of this waterfowl dating back to the 17th century were discovered by scientists on certain islands in New Zealand. It used to be one of the most common invertebrates in North America: a report from 1875 describes an uninterrupted swarm extending 160 kilometres wide and 2,800 kilometres long. The IUCN declared it extinct in 2017. This mussel, which used to be common in the Nile delta, hasn’t been observed since the beginning of the 20th century. Erythrolamprus perfuscus (Barbados racer). Another Hawaiian bird with a long, curved beak, this nukupu’u was last observed at the end of the 19th century. This spermatophyte of the Caryophyllaceae family used to grow along the banks of lakes and rivers in New Zealand. It is known only thanks to documents dating back to the 19th century. This bird lived on the Hawaiian island of Laysan and naturalists observed it for the last time in 1923. Acrocephalus yamashinae (Pagan reed-warbler). These gastropod molluscs were extremely sensitive to environmental changes in the springs they inhabited, and are believed to have disappeared during the 19th century. It’s believed that the decline of the species is linked to the arrival of mice and foxes to Australia. This species was the largest earwig in the world, found on the island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic. This small freshwater snail once lived in the waterways around Toulouse, France. This large snake native to the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia went extinct around 1800. Most extinctions occurred in prehistoric times. This heron called the island of Bermuda its home until the 17th century. The taxonomy of this bivalve mollusc is still uncertain; only one specimen was ever found, in Madagascar, in 1909.