Fun For The Whole Family! Every Non-Insect Animal That's Gone Extinct In Past Century, Illustrated

[hatrack]

The number of extinct animals is difficult to calculate and always higher than the estimate. In some cases, a species is presumed extinct — none have been seen in years — but it’s yet to receive official extinction status by the IUCN. But the important thing to remember is that extinction is not a historical problem — it’s a contemporary issue.

Below, take a look at every animal (except insects, which are extremely difficult to catalogue but which you can find here) that went extinct in just the last 100 years. The list is based on research provided by the Sixth Extinction, a website created to “enhance free public access to information about recently extinct species,” and in order of their approximate date of extinction. We’ve included all the animals confirmed extinct by the IUCN, and added a few more declared extinct by other credible individuals and organizations.

We hope this list helps you reflect on the color, diversity and magnificence of life in our world, and especially our oceans. As well as how much more colorful and diverse it might be if we took better care of natural habitats.

*Where we could not picture the exact animal, we’ve put the species name in gray text and provided an image of a closely related species.

2013 – Formosan Clouded Leopard, Neofelis nebulosa brachyura



2012 — Pinta Island Tortoise, Chelonoidis abingdoni



2011 — Vietnamese Rhino, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus



This is the Javan rhino, rhinoceros sondaicus sondaicus, a very similar subspecies to the extinct Vietnamese rhino.

2009 — Christmas Island Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus murrayi



2007 — Chinese Paddlefish, Psephurus gladius



2007 — Yangtze River Dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer



2004 — Po’o-uli, Melamprosops phaeosoma



2002 — Vine Raiatea Tree Snail, Partula labrusca



2000 — Pyrenean Ibex, Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica



1998 – Nukupuu, Hemignathus lucidus



1997 — Western Black Rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis longipes



1997 — Aldabra Banded Snail, Rhachistia aldabrae



1996 — Zanzibar Leopard, Panthera pardus adersi



1996 — Swollen Raiatea Tree Snail, Partula turgida



1989 — Golden Toad, Incilius periglenes



1987 — Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens



1986 — Atitlan Grebe, Podilymbus gigas



1985 — Alaotra Grebe



1985 — Eungella Gastric-Brooding Frog, Rheobatrachus vitellinus and Rheobatrachus silus



Rheobatrachus silus (extinct 1983), pictured above, is a close relative of the Eungella Gastric-brooding Frog.

1985 – Kaua’i ‘O’o, Moho braccatus



1985 — Christmas Island Shrew, Crocidura trichura



1984 – Amistad Gambusia, Gambusia amistadensis



The Cuban gambusia, Gambusia punctata, pictured above, is a close relative of the Amistad Gambusia.

1983 — San Marcos Gambusia, Gambusia georgei



1983 — Kama’o, Myadestes myadestinus



1983 — Guam Flycatcher, Myiagra freycinet



And hey kids - we're barely back to "Morning in America"! Plenty more going back - AND forward!!! Collect 'em!! Trade 'em!! Be the first on your block!!

EDIT

http://www.pixable.com/article/heres-every-single-animal-that-became-extinct-in-the-last-100-years-photos-67674

[BlueJazz]

1. Thank goodness we've added billions of humans to take up the slack.

[yeoman6987]

4. I am still trying to get over losing the dinosaurs

It would be neat seeing them roaming around.

[2naSalit]

2. Link goes to the wrong page. n/t

[hatrack]

3. Worked for me (link at very bottom of page)

[2naSalit]

7. It's the only link there and it takes me

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to a page that has big bold background and a question, "Leaving so soon?
Check out some of our favorite articles"


There are no other links or any other part of a page to scroll to.




I really wanted to see it as I would like to refer this to others.

[2naSalit]

9. I guess they

don't like my tracking blocker, too bad. I'll find the info someplace else. Thanks for bringing the topic to our attention, I'll pursue the info since endangered species and extinctions are kind of my "thing".

[hatrack]

10. You can also link through Desdemona Despair - which is where I found it

.

[2naSalit]

12. Thanks, I'll try that. n/t

[hollysmom]

5. huh I always thought snails were insects -

never too old to learn.

[hatrack]

11. Nope, mollusks

[mountain grammy]

6. I read about the extinction of the golden toad in

The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery. I cried though the entire chapter.

[PatrickforO]

8. We are a loathsome species, a cancer on the planet.

In fact, we are the ONLY species of whom it can be said that if we went extinct, ALL other life on the planet would actually be BETTER OFF.

Sucks, doesn't it?