Extinct Species

This page features lists of extinct species, organisms that have become extinct, either in the wild or completely.

  • Lists of extinct animals
  • List of extinct birds
  • List of extinct mammals
  • List of extinct cetaceans
  • List of extinct arachnids
  • List of extinct insects
    • List of extinct butterflies
  • List of extinct plants

Read more about Extinct Species:  International Union For Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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