Some species had already been extincted. In this page, you will see a list of extinct animal during one century. (1900-2000)
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Passenger Pigeon
Geographical Range : North America
Year of Extinction : 1912
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting for food
Cape Verde Giant Skink
Geographical Range : Cape Verde Islands
Year of Extinction : 1914
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss
Laughing Owl
Geographical Range : New Zealand
Year of Extinction : 1914
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Predation by domestic cats
Carolina Parakeet
Geographical Range : United States of America
Year of Extinction : 1918
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Bubal Hartebeest
Geographical Range : Africa
Year of Extinction : 1923
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Caucasian Wisent
Geographical Range : Europe
Year of Extinction : 1927
Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation
Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Geographical Range : Australia
Year of Extinction : 1927
Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation by Red fox
Paradise Parrot
Geographical Range : Australia
Year of Extinction : 1927
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Predation by domestic cats
Syrian Wild Ass
Geographical Range : Asia
Year of Extinction : 1927
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Caspian Tiger
Geographical Range : Asia
Year of Extinction : 1930s
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting/Loss of Habitat
Roque Chico de Salmor Giant Lizard
Geographical Range : Canary Islands, Spain
Year of Extinction : 1930s
Cause of Extinction : Commercial exploitation in scientific research
Schomburgk’s Deer
Geographical Range : Thailand
Year of Extinction : 1930s
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Heath Hen
Geographical Range : New England
Year of Extinction : 1932
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting for food
Hawai’i ‘O’o
Geographical Range : Hawaii
Year of Extinction : 1934
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Ryukyu Wood-pigeon
Geographical Range : Okinawa Archipelago, Japan
Year of Extinction : 1936
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss
Tasmanian Wolf
Geographical Range : Australia
Year of Extinction : 1936
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting/Habitat loss
Bali Tiger
Geographical Range : Indonesia
Year of Extinction : 1937
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Grand Cayman Thrush
Geographical Range : Grand Cayman
Year of Extinction : 1938
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Excessive hunting/Predation
Laysan Rail
Geographical Range : Hawaii
Year of Extinction : 1944
Cause of Extinction : Habitat/Predation by rats
Wake Island Rail
Geographical Range : Wake Island, Pacific Ocean
Year of Extinction : 1945
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting for food
Little Swan Island Hutia
Geographical Range : Caribbean
Year of Extinction : 1950s
Cause of Extinction : Predation by domestic cats
Thicktail Chub
Geographical Range : California, United States
Year of Extinction : 1950s
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Competition with hybrid species
Toolache Wallaby
Geographical Range : Australia
Year of Extinction : 1950s
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting/Predation by foxes/Habitat loss
Caribbean Monk Seal
Geographical Range : Caribbean Sea
Year of Extinction : 1952
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Palestinian Painted Frog
Geographical Range : Israel
Year of Extinction : 1955
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss
South Island Piopio
Geographical Range : New Zealand
Year of Extinction : 1963
Cause of Extinction : Predation/Habitat loss
Santo Stefano Lizard
Geographical Range : Santo Stefano Island, Italy
Year of Extinction : 1965
Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation/Endemic
Arabian Ostrich
Geographical Range : Arabian Peninsula
Year of Extinction : 1966
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Guam Flying Fox
Geographical Range : Guam (US Territory)
Year of Extinction : 1967
Cause of Extinction : Habitat Loss/Predation by brown tree snakes
Bushwren
Geographical Range : New Zealand
Year of Extinction : 1972
Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation by mustelids
Javan Tiger
Geographical Range : Indonesia
Year of Extinction : 1972
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss/Excessive hunting
Japanese Sea Lion
Geographical Range : Japanese Archipelago
Year of Extinction : 1974
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting
Round Island Burrowing Boa
Geographical Range : Round Island, Mauritius
Year of Extinction : 1975
Cause of Extinction : Loss of habitat
Colombian Grebe
Geographical Range : Colombia
Year of Extinction : 1977
Cause of Extinction : Large-scale predation/Excessive hunting
Kaua’i ‘O’o
Geographical Range : Hawaii
Year of Extinction : 1987
Cause of Extinction : Avian diseases
Atitlan Grebe
Geographical Range : Guatemala
Year of Extinction : 1989
Cause of Extinction : Habitat loss
Golden Toad
Geographical Range : Monteverde
Year of Extinction : 1989
Cause of Extinction : Climate change/Fungal epidemic
Canarian Black Oystercatcher
Geographical Range : Canary Islands, Spain
Year of Extinction : 1994
Cause of Extinction : Human encroachment/Habitat loss
Pyrenean Ibex
Geographical Range : France and Spain
Year of Extinction : 2000
Cause of Extinction : Excessive hunting