List of recently extinct species
This is a list of recently extinct species and subspecies:[1][2]
| Species | Common name | Authority | Image | Date of extinction |
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| Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica | Pyrenean Ibex |  |
January 6, 2000 | |||
| Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii | Pinta Island Tortoise |  |
June 24, 2012 | This is an extinct subspecies of Galápagos tortoise. The last remaining individual was Lonesome George. | ||
| Cryptoprocta spelea | Giant Fosa | |||||
| Delissea kauaiensis | ||||||
| Delissea niihauensis | .jpg) |
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| Delissea subcordata | ||||||
| Dusicyon australis | Falklands Wolf |  |
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| Dusicyon avus | ||||||
| Lipotes vexillifer | Yangtze River Dolphin |  |
Before 2006, possibly August 19, 2007 | |||
| Melamprosops phaeosoma | Po'o-uli |  |
November 28, 2004 | |||
| Neomonachus tropicalis | Caribbean Monk Seal |  |
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| Nesiota elliptica | Saint Helena Olive |  |
December 2003 | |||
| Partula labrusca | Vine Raiatea Tree Snail | 2002 | ||||
| Phalacrocorax perspicillatus | Spectacled Cormorant |  |
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| Pipistrellus murrayi | Christmas Island Pipistrelle | August 27, 2009 | ||||
| Plectostoma sciaphilum | ||||||
| Psephurus gladius | Chinese Paddlefish |  |
January 8, 2007 | |||
| Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus | April 29, 2010 | |||||
| Rucervus schomburgki | Schomburgk's Deer |  |
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| Zalophus japonicus | Japanese Sea Lion |  |
1974 |
See also
References
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