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This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. 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.
The article provides a detailed list of 25 extinct animals, including the Tasmanian Tiger, Woolly Mammoth, Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, and the Mexican Grizzly Bear, among others, explaining the reasons behind their extinction.
This is a complete list of wild animal species and subspecies listed as extinct by the IUCN. Some of these species, such as Aylacostoma guaraniticum, Aylacostoma stigmaticum, and Partula faba have since become entirely extinct.
Explore a list of 100 animals that have recently become extinct, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and invertebrates.
Since 1500 alone, approximately 900 species have gone extinct. Among these extinct animals are the West African black rhinoceros , the baiji white dolphin, the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and Stellers sea cow.
An animal is considered extinct when the last remaining member of its species dies out and there is not a single individual left on Earth. Causes of extinction might include an epidemic, extreme climate changes, loss of food sources, and destruction of their natural habitats.
Know about the animals that have gone extinct recently and, in the past, too. Also get details of animals that are going extent in the near future. Learn about why so many animals have gone extinct and if humans were responsible for it.
WWF is committed to saving endangered species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.
One thing we do know: The western black rhinoceros, the Tasmanian tiger, and the woolly mammoth are among the creatures whose populations at one point dwindled to zero, and...
1768 Stellar’s sea cow – extinct from hunting for fur and oil. 1870 Labrador duck – extinct from human competition for mussels and other shellfish. 1900 Rocky mountain locust – extinct from habitat conversion to farmland. 1936 Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger or wolf) – extinct from hunting, habitat loss, and competition with dogs.