List of extinct animals of New Zealand

This is an incomplete list of extinct animals of New Zealand. This list covers only extinctions from the Holocene epoch.

Mammals

Bats, and a recently discovered extinct mouse-sized creature, are the only land mammals known to have inhabited New Zealand until the arrival of humans. Fossil marine mammals have been found. New Zealand now has two surviving species of endemic bat.

Common name Scientific name Extinction date Range Image
Greater short-tailed bat Mystacina robusta[1] 1965 New Zealand --

Birds

Extinctions since mid-19th-century European settlement

Common name Scientific name Extinction date Range Image
Auckland Islands merganser Mergus australis 9 January 1902 New Zealand (Auckland Islands)
Auckland Islands shore plover Thinornis rossi 1840 New Zealand (Auckland Islands)
Bush wren Xenicus longipes 1972 New Zealand
Chatham bellbird Anthornis melanocephala 1906 New Zealand (Chatham Islands)
Chatham fernbird Bowdleria rufescens 1895 New Zealand (Chatham Islands)
Chatham Islands penguin Eudyptes chathamensis 1872? New Zealand (Chatham Islands) --
Chatham Islands rail Cabalus modestus 1900 New Zealand (Chatham Islands)
Dieffenbach's rail Gallirallus dieffenbachii 1872 New Zealand (Chatham Islands)
Hawkins's rail Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi late 19th century New Zealand (Chatham Islands) --
Huia Heteralocha acutirostris 28 December 1907 New Zealand
Laughing owl Sceloglaux albifacies 5 July 1914 New Zealand
Mysterious starling Aplonis mavornata 1774 New Zealand (Cook Islands) --
New Zealand little bittern Ixobrychus novaezelandiae 1872 New Zealand
New Zealand quail Coturnix novaezelandidae 1875 New Zealand
North Island piopio Turnagra tanagra 1900 New Zealand (North Island)
North Island snipe Coenocorypha barrierensis 1870 New Zealand (North Island)
North Island takahē Porphyrio mantelli 1894? New Zealand (North Island) --
South Island piopio Turnagra capensis 1963 New Zealand (South Island)
South Island snipe Coenocorypha iredalei 1960s New Zealand (South Island) --
Stephens Island wren Xenicus lyalli 1894 New Zealand

Extinctions since 14th century Māori settlement

Common name Scientific name Extinction date Range Image
Adzebill Aptornis defossor and Aptornis otidiformis 16th century New Zealand
Bush moa Anomalopteryx didiformis 15th century New Zealand
Chatham Islands duck Pachyanas chathamica 17th century New Zealand (Chatham Islands) --
Chatham raven Corvus moriorum 1900 New Zealand (Chatham Islands)
Coastal moa Euryapteryx curtus 16th century New Zealand
Crested moa Pachyornis australis 1850s New Zealand (South Island) --
Eastern moa Emeus crassus 16th century New Zealand (South Island)
Eyles' harrier Circus eylesi 1777 New Zealand --
Finsch's duck Chenonetta finschi 1870 New Zealand --
Giant moa Dinornis sp. 16th century New Zealand
Haast's eagle Harpagornis moorei 16th century New Zealand (South Island)
Heavy-footed moa Pachyornis elephantopus 16th century New Zealand (South Island)
Hodgen's waterhen Gallinula hodgenorum 16th century New Zealand --
Long-billed wren Dendroscansor decurvirostris 1892 New Zealand (South Island) --
New Zealand geese Cnemiornis calcitrans and Cnemiornis gracilis 16th century New Zealand
New Zealand raven Corvus antipodum 16th century New Zealand --
New Zealand musk duck Biziura delautouri 16th century New Zealand --
New Zealand owlet-nightjar Aegotheles novazelandiae 13th century New Zealand --
New Zealand swan Cygnus atratus sumnerensis 16th century New Zealand (South Island and Chatham Islands) --
Scarlett's duck Malacorhynchus scarletti 16th century New Zealand --
Scarlett's shearwater Puffinus spelaeus 13th century New Zealand (South Island) --
Snipe-rail Capellirallus karamu 13th century New Zealand (North Island) --
Stout-legged wren Pachyplichas yaldwyni 11th century New Zealand --
Upland moa Megalapteryx didinus 16th century New Zealand (South Island)
Waitaha penguin Megadyptes waitaha 14th century [2] New Zealand --

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Common nameScientific name Extinction date Range Image
New Zealand grayling Prototroctes oxyrhynchus[5] 1930s New Zealand

Insects

Molluscs

Placostylus ambagiosus priscus

See also

Notes

  1. O'Donnell, C. (2008). "Mystacina robusta (USA Greater Short-tailed Bat)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. Fox, Rebecca (20 November 2008). "Ancient species of penguin found in DNA of bones". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hoplodactylus delcourti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  4. Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). "Oligosoma gracilicorpus (Narrow-bodied Skink)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  5. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Prototroctes oxyrhynchus (New Zealand Grayling)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Mecodema punctellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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