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Recent Extinctions
Extinct species, their common and scientific names, and estimated extinction dates, with references.
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The 10 most recently added of 336 records · Select a column heading to sort.
| ID | Common name | Scientific name | Est year date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | Bramble Cay Melomys | Melomys rubicola | 2016 | IUCN Red List (2016) |
| 335 | Chiriqui Harlequin Toad | Atelopus chiriquiensis | 2020 | IUCN Red List (2020) |
| 334 | Splendid Poison Frog | Oophaga speciosa | 2020 | IUCN Red List (2020) |
| 333 | Smooth Handfish | Sympterichthys unipennis | 2020 | IUCN Red List (2020) |
| 332 | Torre's Cave Rat | Boromys torrei | After 1500 10 | Allen (1942), Turvey & Helgen (2008b), Turvey (2009) |
| 331 | Oriente Cave Rat | Boromys offella | After 1500 10 | Allen (1942), Turvey & Helgen (2008a), Turvey (2009) |
| 330 | Nullarbor Dwarf Bettong | Bettongia pusilla | After 1500 9 | Burbidge (2008), Johnson (2006), Turnbridge (1991) |
| 329 | Ascension Night-heron | Nycticorax olsoni | 1904-02-10 | Tyrberg (2009) |
| 328 | Vespucci's Rice Rat | Noronhomys vespuccii | 1904-02-11 | Turvey (2009) |
| 327 | Twisted-toothed Mouse | Quemisia gravis | ?1536-1546 | Turvey (2009) |
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