List of animals that are extinct in the wild
As of 2026, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 41 animal species as extinct in the wild.[1] That is approximately 0.04% of all evaluated animal species. The IUCN also lists five animal subspecies as extinct in the wild.
This is a complete list of wild animal species and subspecies listed as extinct by the IUCN. Some of these species, such as Partula faba, have since become entirely extinct.
Species
Subspecies
- Partula suturalis strigosa
- Partula suturalis vexillum
- Partula taeniata elongata
- Partula taeniata nucleola
- Partula taeniata simulans
- Oahu deceptor bush cricket (Leptogryllus deceptor)
- Simandoa cave roach (Simandoa conserfariam)
- Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)
There are 21 chordate species assessed as extinct in the wild.
- Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri) (only in captivity and within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming)
- Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)
- Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
- Christmas Island blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae)
- Christmas Island chained gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri)
- Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus leloii)
- Dabry's sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)
- Banded allotoca (Allotoca goslinei)
- Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi)
- La Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon longidorsalis)
- Charco Palma pupfish (Cyprinodon veronicae)
- Ameca shiner (Notropis amecae)
- Kunimasu (Oncorhynchus kawamurae)
- Racovitza's rudd (Scardinius racovitzai)
- Golden skiffia (Skiffia francesae)
- Monterrey platyfish (Xiphophorus couchianus)
- Marbled swordtail (Xiphophorus meyeri)
- Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)
- Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)
- Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu)
- Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
- Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)
See also
References
- ^ "IUCN Red List Version 2022-1". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 7 October 2022.