Name↕ | Extinction Year↕ | Region↕ | Cause↕ | Type↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dodo | ~1681 | Mauritius | Hunting and invasive species | Bird |
Woolly Mammoth | ~2000 BCE | Northern Hemisphere | Climate change and hunting | Mammal |
Passenger Pigeon | 1914 | North America | Overhunting and habitat loss | Bird |
Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) | 1936 | Australia and Tasmania | Hunting and habitat loss | Mammal |
Steller's Sea Cow | 1768 | North Pacific (Commander Islands) | Overhunting | Mammal |
Great Auk | 1844 | North Atlantic | Overhunting for feathers and oil | Bird |
Quagga | 1883 | South Africa | Overhunting | Mammal |
Saber-Toothed Cat | ~10,000 BCE | Americas | Climate change and prey loss | Mammal |
Moa | ~1400 | New Zealand | Hunting by Maori | Bird |
Irish Elk | ~5700 BCE | Europe and Northern Asia | Climate change and habitat loss | Mammal |
Carolina Parakeet | 1918 | Eastern United States | Hunting and deforestation | Bird |
Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) | 2006 | Yangtze River, China | Industrialization and pollution | Mammal |
Western Black Rhinoceros | 2011 | West Africa | Poaching for horn | Mammal |
Pyrenean Ibex | 2000 | Iberian Peninsula | Hunting and competition | Mammal |
Caspian Tiger | ~1970s | Central Asia and Turkey | Hunting and habitat loss | Mammal |
Elephant Bird | ~1000 | Madagascar | Hunting and habitat loss | Bird |
Golden Toad | 1989 | Costa Rica | Climate change and chytrid fungus | Amphibian |
Japanese Sea Lion | ~1970s | Japan and Korea | Commercial hunting | Mammal |
Haast's Eagle | ~1400 | New Zealand | Extinction of moa prey | Bird |
Caribbean Monk Seal | 1952 | Caribbean Sea | Overhunting | Mammal |
Aurochs | 1627 | Europe | Hunting and domestication pressure | Mammal |
Javan Tiger | ~1979 | Java, Indonesia | Habitat loss and hunting | Mammal |
Dunkleosteus | ~358 million BCE | Ancient seas worldwide | Mass extinction event | Fish |
Megalodon | ~3.6 million BCE | All oceans | Climate cooling and prey changes | Fish |
Pinta Island Tortoise | 2012 | Galapagos Islands | Hunting and invasive species | Reptile |
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