Animals

Extinct Animals

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Extinction Year
Region
Cause
Type
Dodo
~1681MauritiusHunting and invasive speciesBird
Woolly Mammoth
~2000 BCENorthern HemisphereClimate change and huntingMammal
Passenger Pigeon
1914North AmericaOverhunting and habitat lossBird
Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)
1936Australia and TasmaniaHunting and habitat lossMammal
Steller's Sea Cow
1768North Pacific (Commander Islands)OverhuntingMammal
Great Auk
1844North AtlanticOverhunting for feathers and oilBird
Quagga
1883South AfricaOverhuntingMammal
Saber-Toothed Cat
~10,000 BCEAmericasClimate change and prey lossMammal
Moa
~1400New ZealandHunting by MaoriBird
Irish Elk
~5700 BCEEurope and Northern AsiaClimate change and habitat lossMammal
Carolina Parakeet
1918Eastern United StatesHunting and deforestationBird
Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin)
2006Yangtze River, ChinaIndustrialization and pollutionMammal
Western Black Rhinoceros
2011West AfricaPoaching for hornMammal
Pyrenean Ibex
2000Iberian PeninsulaHunting and competitionMammal
Caspian Tiger
~1970sCentral Asia and TurkeyHunting and habitat lossMammal
Elephant Bird
~1000MadagascarHunting and habitat lossBird
Golden Toad
1989Costa RicaClimate change and chytrid fungusAmphibian
Japanese Sea Lion
~1970sJapan and KoreaCommercial huntingMammal
Haast's Eagle
~1400New ZealandExtinction of moa preyBird
Caribbean Monk Seal
1952Caribbean SeaOverhuntingMammal
Aurochs
1627EuropeHunting and domestication pressureMammal
Javan Tiger
~1979Java, IndonesiaHabitat loss and huntingMammal
Dunkleosteus
~358 million BCEAncient seas worldwideMass extinction eventFish
Megalodon
~3.6 million BCEAll oceansClimate cooling and prey changesFish
Pinta Island Tortoise
2012Galapagos IslandsHunting and invasive speciesReptile

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