List of extinct animals of Oceania

This is an incomplete list of extinct animals of Oceania. This list covers only extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geological period that extends from the present day back to about 10,000 radiocarbon years, approximately 11,430 ± 130 calendar years BP (between 9560 and 9300 BC). For the extinct animals of Australia, Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand this is a list for the animals not found in these parts of Oceania.

Map of Oceania

Mammals

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Emperor rat Uromys imperator [1]	1960s	Solomon Islands	--
Guadalcanal rat Uromys porculus[2]	1888	Solomon Islands	--
Guam flying fox Pteropus tokudae[3]	1967	United States (Guam)	--
Large Palau flying fox Pteropus pilosus[4]	1874	Palau	--
Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene sanctacrucis[5]	1907	Solomon Islands	--

Possibly extinct

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Aru flying fox Pteropus aruensis [6]	1800s	Aru, Indonesia	--
Emma's giant rat Uromys emmae [7]	1944	Papua, Indonesia	--
New Guinea big-eared bat Pharotis imogene [8]	1890	Papua New Guinea	--
Telefomin cuscus Phalanger matanim [9]	1998	Papua New Guinea	--
Vanikoro flying fox Pteropus tuberculatus [10]	Before 1930	Vanikoro, Solomon Islands	--
Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus mayri [11]	1928	Papua, Indonesia	--

Birds

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Bar-winged rail Nesoclopeus poecilopterus[12]	1973	Fiji
Bay thrush Aplonis ulietensis	1850	France (Society Islands, French Polynesia)
Black-fronted parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus[13]	1850	France (Tahiti, French Polynesia)
Christmas sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata[14]	1850	Kiribati	--
Choiseul pigeon Microgoura meeki[15]	1904	Solomon Islands
Consumed scrubfowl Megapodius alimentum\	Unknown	Fiji and Tonga	--
Eiao monarch Pomarea fluxa[16]	1977	France (French Polynesia)	--
Guam flycatcher Myiagra freycineti[17]	1983	United States (Guam)
Kosrae crake Porzana monasa[18]	1827	Kosrae, Micronesia	--
Kosrae starling Aplonis corvina[19]	1827	Kosrae, Micronesia
Liverpool pigeon Caloenas maculata[20]	1851	Unknown (possibly Tahiti)
Makira woodhen Gallinula silvestris[21]	1953	Solomon Islands	--
Mariana mallard Anas oustaleti	1974	United States (Northern Mariana Islands)
Marquesas swamphen Porphyrio paepae[22]	1900?	France (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia)
Maupiti monarch Pomarea pomarea[23]	1823	France (Maupiti, French Polynesia)
Miller's rail Porzana nigra[24]	1784	France (Tahiti, French Polynesia)
Mysterious starling Aplonis mavornata[25]	1774	New Zealand (Cook Islands)	--
New Caledonian gallinule Porphyrio kukwiedei[26]	Unknown	France (New Caledonia)	--
New Caledonian giant scrubfowl Sylviornis neocaledoniae	1500 BC	Fiji
Noble megapode Megavitiornis altirostris	Unknown	Fiji	--
Nuku Hiva monarch Pomarea nukuhivae[27]	1930s	France (Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia)	--
Oceanic eclectus parrot Eclectus infectus	1793?	Tonga and Vanuatu
Pile-builder megapode Megapodius molistructor[28]	Unknown	France (New Caledonia) and Tonga	--
Red-moustached fruit dove Ptilinopus mercierii[29]	1922	France (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia)
Society parakeet Cyanoramphus ulietanus[30]	1777	France (Society Islands, French Polynesia)	--
Tahitian red-billed rail Gallirallus pacificus[31]	late 1800s	France (Tahiti, French Polynesia)
Tahiti sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera[32]	1922	France (Tahiti, French Polynesia)
Moorea sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi[33]	19th century	France (Moorea, French Polynesia)
Kiritimati sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata[34]	19th century	Kiritimati
Tanna ground dove Gallicolumba ferruginea[35]	1774	Vanuatu
Thick-billed ground dove Gallicolumba salamonis[36]	1927	Solomon Islands	--
Tongatapu rail Gallirallus hypoleucus[37]	1777	Tonga
Viti Levu scrubfowl Megapodius amissus	Unknown	Fiji	--
Wake Island rail Gallirallus wakensis[38]	1945	United States (Wake Island)
White-winged sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi[39]	1777	France (Moorea, French Polynesia)

Possibly extinct

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
New Caledonian lorikeet Charmosyna diadema[40]	1860	France (New Caledonia)
New Caledonian rail Gallirallus lafresnayanus[41]	1860	France (New Caledonia)
Pohnpei starling Aplonis pelzelni[42]	1995	Pohnpei, Micronesia	--
Samoan wood rail Gallinula pacifica[43]	1873	Samoa
Ua Pou monarch Pomarea mira[44]	1985	France (Ua Pou, French Polynesia)	--

Reptiles

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Mekosuchus Mekosuchus sp.	1000 BC	France (New Caledonia) and Vanuatu
Tonga ground skink Tachygia microlepis[45]	late 1800s	Tonga	--
Volia Volia athollandersoni	Late Pleistocene	Fiji

Insects

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Levuana moth Levuana irridescens[46]	1925	Fiji
Rhantus novacaledoniae [47]	Unknown	France (New Caledonia)	--
Rhantus papuanus[48]	Unknown	Papua New Guinea	--

Mollusks

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Leucocharis loyaltiensis[49]	Unknown	France (New Caledonia)	--
Leucocharis porphyrocheila [50]	Unknown	France (New Caledonia)	--
Mautodontha acuticosta [51]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha acuticosta [52]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha consimilis [53]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha consobrina [54]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha maupiensis [55]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha parvidens [56]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha punctiperforata [57]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha saintjohni [58]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha subtilis [59]	Unknown	French Polynesia	--
Mautodontha unilamellata [60]	Unknown	New Zealand (Cook Islands)	--
Mautodontha zebrina [61]	Unknown	New Zealand (Cook Islands)	--
Mount Matafao different snail Diastole matafaoi[62]	Unknown	United States (American Samoa)	--
Mount Alifana partula Partula salifana[63]	Unknown	United States (Guam)	--

See also

• List of extinct animals
• List of extinct animals of Australia
• List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands
• List of extinct animals of New Zealand
• List of extinct birds
• Extinct in the wild
• Lazarus taxon
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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