List of extinct animals of the United States
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An incomplete list of extinct animals of the United States. This list covers only extinctions since the year 1500.
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[edit] Mollusks
- Coosa Elktoe, Alasmidonta mccordi, Alabama, 1996
- Carolina Elktoe, Alasmidonta robusta, North Carolina, South Carolina, 1994
- Ochlockonee Arcmussel, Alasmidonta wrightiana, Florida, 1996
- Recovery Pearly Mussel, Elliptio nigella, Alabama, Georgia, 1996
- Arc-form Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma arcaeformis, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, 1940
- Acorn Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma haysiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, 1970s
- Lewis Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma lewisii, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, 1990s
- Nearby Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma propingua, Tennessee river system
- Sampson's Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma sampsonii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 1950s
- Steward's Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma stewardsonii, Tennessee river system, 1930s
- Turgid-Blossom Pearly Mussel, Epioblasma turgidula, Tennessee river system
- Shoal Sprite, Amphigyra alabamensis, Alabama, 1996
- Cahaba Pebblesnail, Clappia cahabensis, Alabama, 1996
- Umbilicate Pebblesnail, Clappia umbilicata, Alabama, 1996
- Mount Matafao Different Snail, Diastole matafaoi, American Samoa
- Short-spired Elimia, Elimia brevis, Alabama, 1996
- Closed Elimia, Elimia clausa, Alabama, 1996
- Fusiform Elimia, Elimia fusiformis, Alabama, 1996
- High-spired Elimia, Elimia hartmaniana, Alabama, 1996
- Constricted Elimia, Elimia impressa, Alabama, 1996
- Hearty Elimia, Elimia jonesi, Alabama, 1996
- Ribbed Elimia, Elimia laeta, Alabama, 1996
- Rough-lined Elimia, Elimia pilsbryi, Alabama, 1996
- Pupa Elimia, Elimia pupaeformis, Alabama, 1996
- Pygmy Elimia, Elimia pygmaea, Alabama, 1996
- Cobble Elimia, Elimia vanuxemiana, Alabama, 1996
- Puzzle Elimia, Elimi varians, Alabama, 1996
- Excised Slitshell, Gyrotoma excisa, Alabama, 1996
- Striate Slitshell, Gyrotoma lewisi, Alabama, 1996
- Pagoda Slitshell, Gyrotoma pagoda, Alabama, 1996
- Ribbed Slitshell, Gyrotoma pumila, Alabama, 1996
- Pyramid Slitshell, Gyrotoma pyramidata, Alabama, 1996
- Round Slitshell, Gyrotoma walkeri, Alabama, 1996
- Lined Pocketbook, Lampsilis binominata
- Eelgrass Limpet, Lottia alveus
[edit] Crustaceans
- Illinois Cave Amphipod, Gammarus acheronytes, Illinois, 1996
- Pasadena Freshwater Shrimp, Syncaris pasadenas
[edit] Insects
- Pecatonica River Mayfly, Acanthometropus pecatonica, Illinois, Wisconsin
- Robert's Stonefly, Alloperla roberti, 1996
- Fort Ross Weevil, Trigonoscuta rossi, California, 1996
- Mono Lake Diving Beetle, Hygrotus artus, California
- Xerces Blue, Glaucopsyche xerces, California, 1941
- Poko Noctuid Moth, Agrotis crinigera, Hawaii, 1926
- Midway Noctuid Moth, Agrotis fasciata, Midway Island
- Kerr's Noctuid Moth, Agrotis kerri, Hawaii, 1923
- Laysan Noctuid Moth, Agrotis laysanensis, Laysan Islands, 1911
- Noctuid Moth, Agrotis photophila, Hawaii
- Procellaris Noctuid Noth, Agrotis procellaris, Hawaii, 1900
- Chestnut Ermine Moth, Argyresthia castaneela, 1996
- American Chestnut Moth, Ectodemia castaneae
- Phleophaga Chestnut Moth, Ectodemia phleophaga
- Central Valley Grasshopper, Conozoa hyalina, California, 1996
- Rocky Mountain Locust, Melanoplus spretus, Rocky Mountains, 1902
- Antioch Dunes Shieldback Katydid, Neduba extincta, California
- Kona Giant Looper Moth, Scotorythra megalophylla, Hawaii, 1900
[edit] Fish
- Longjaw Cisco, Coregonus alpenae, Great Lakes, 1978
- Deepwater Cisco, Coregonus johannae, Great Lakes, 1950s
- Lake Ontario Kiyi, Coregonus kiyi orientalis, New York, 1967 †
- Blackfin Cisco, Coregonus nigripinnis, Great Lakes, 1960s
- Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarki macdonaldi, Colorado, 1910 †
- Alvord Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii sspp., Nevada, Oregon, 1940 †
- Silver Trout, Salvelinus agassizi, New Hampshire, 1930s
- Maravillas Red Shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis blairi, Texas, 1960
- Independence Valley Tui Chub, Gila bicolor isolata, Nevada, 1970 †
- Thicktail Chub, Gila crassicauda, California, 1957
- Pahranagat Spinedace, Lepidomeda altivelis, Nevada, 1940
- Phantom Shiner, Notropis orca, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, 1975
- Bluntnose Shiner, Notropis simus simus, New Mexico, Texas, 1964 †
- Las Vegas Dace, Rhinichthys deaconi, Nevada, 1950s
- Grass Valley Speckled Dace, Rhinichthys osculus reliquus Nevada, 1950 †
- Clear Lake Splittail, Pogonichthys ciscoides, California, 1970
- Snake River Sucker, Chasmistes muriei, Wyoming, 1928
- Harelip Sucker, Moxostoma lacerum, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, 1900
- Tecopa Pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae, California, 1942 †
- Shoshone Pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone, California, 1966 †
- Raycraft Ranch Killifish, Empetrichthys latos concavus, Nevada, 1960 †
- Pahrump Ranch Killifish, Empetrichthys latos pahrump, Nevada, 1956
- Ash Meadows Killifish, Empetrichthys merriami, Nevada, 1957
- Whiteline Topminnow, Fundulus albolineatus, Alabama, 1900
- Amistad Gambusia, Gambusia amistadensis, Texas, 1980s
- San Marcos Gambusia, Gambusia georgei, Texas, 1983
- Blue Walleye, Sander vitreus glaucus, Great Lakes, 1971 †
- Maryland darter, Etheostoma sellare, Maryland, 1990s
- Utah Lake Sculpin, Cottus echinatus, Utah, 1928
[edit] Amphibians
- Vegas Valley Leopard Frog, Rana fisheri, Nevada, 1960s
- Golden Coqui, Eleutherodactylus jasperi, Puerto Rico, 1980s
- Web-footed Coqui, Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti, Puerto Rico, 1980s
- Catahoula Salamander, Plethodon ainsworthi, Mississippi, 1964
[edit] Reptiles
- Navassa Curly-tailed Lizard, Leiocephalus eremitus, Navassa Island, late 1800s
- Navassa Iguana, Cyclura onchiopsis, Navassa Island, late 1800s
- Navassa Island Dwarf Boa, Tropidophis bucculentus, Navassa Island, late 1800s
- Sulcate Blind Snake, Typhlops sulcatus, Navassa Island, late 1800s
- Saint Croix Racer, Alsophis sancticrucis, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands, 1900s
[edit] Birds
- Bering Canada Goose, Branta canadensis asiatica, Alaska, 1929 †
- Labrador Duck, Camptorhynchus labradorius, New York, 1878 §
- Heath Hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, Massachusetts, 1932 § †
- Spectacled Cormorant, Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, Aleutian Islands, 1850
- Laysan Crake, Porzana palmeri, Hawaii, 1944
- Hawaiian Crake, Porzana sandwichensis, Hawaii, 1893
- Wake Island Rail, Rallus wakensis, Wake Island, 1945
- Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis, Texas, 1962 §
- Virgin Islands Screech-Owl, Otus nudipes newtoni, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, 1980 †
- Culebra Puerto Rican Parrot, Amazona vittata gracilipes, Culebra Island, 1899 †
- Mauge's Parakeet, Aratinga chloroptera maugei, Puerto Rico, 1892 †
- Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis carolinensis, Florida, 1913 †
- Louisiana Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis ludoviciana, Missouri, 1905 †
- Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, Ohio, 1900 §
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, Arkansas, 1944 (disputed)
- Laysan Millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris, Hawaii, 1923 †
- Guam Flycatcher, Myiagra freycineti, Guam, 1962
- Lanai Thrush, Myadestes lanaiensis lanaiensis, Hawaii, 1931 †
- Hawaiian Thrush, Myadestes myadestinus, Hawaii, 1989
- Oahu Thrush, Myadestes obscurus oahuensis, Hawaii, 1825
- Molokai Thrush, Myadestes obscurus ruthus, Hawaii, 1963
- Bachman's Warbler, Vermivora bachmanii, South Carolina, 1962 §
- Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens, Florida, 1987 § †
- Kona Grosbeak, Chloridops kona, Hawaii, 1894
- Greater Koa-Finch, Rhodacanthis palmeri, Hawaii, 1896
- Lesser Koa-Finch, Rhodacanthis flaviceps, Hawaii, 1891
- Oahu 'Akialoa, Akialoa ellisiana, Hawaii, 1837
- Maui Nui 'Akialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis, Hawaii, 1894
- Kauai 'Akialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri, Hawaii, 1969
- Kioea, Chaetoptila angustipluma, Hawaii, 1859
- Ula-'ai-hawane, Ciridops anna, Hawaii, 1892
- Black Mamo, Drepanis funerea, Hawaii, 1907
- Hawai'i Mamo, Drepanis pacifica, Hawaii, 1898
- Lana'i Hookbill, Dysmorodrepanis munroi, Hawaii, 1913
- Oahu Nukupu'u, Hemignathus lucidus lucidus, Hawaii, 1860 †
- Greater 'Amakihi, Hemignathus sagittirostris, Hawaii, 1900
- Laysan 'Apapane, Himatione sanguinea freethi, Hawaii, 1923 †
- Oahu 'Akepa, Loxops coccinea rufa, Hawaii, 1893 †
- Po'o-uli, Melamprosops phaeosoma, Hawaii, 2004
- Molokai Creeper, Paroreomyza flammea, Hawaii, 1963
- Lana'i Creeper, Paroreomyza montana montana, Hawaii, 1937 †
- Oahu 'Oo, Moho apicalis, Hawaii, 1837
- Molokai 'Oo, Moho bishopi, Hawaii, 1915
- Kaua'i 'Oo, Moho braccatus, Hawaii, 1984
- Hawai'i 'Oo, Moho nobilis, Hawaii, 1934
[edit] Mammals
- Puerto Rican Shrew, Nesophontes edithae, Puerto Rico, 1500
- Puerto Rican Long-nosed Bat, Monophyllus frater, Puerto Rico, 1900
- Puerto Rican Long-tongued Bat, Phyllonycteris major, Puerto Rico, 1900
- Guam Flying Fox, Pteropus tokudae, Guam, 1968
- Lesser Puerto Rican Ground Sloth, Acratocnus odontrigonus, Puerto Rico, 1500
- Penasco Chipmunk, Tamias minimus atristriatus, New Mexico, 1980 †
- Sherman's Pocket Gopher, Geomys fontanelus, Georgia, 1950
- Goff's Pocket Gopher, Geomys pinetis goffi, Florida, 1955 †
- Tacoma Pocket Gopher, Thomomys mazama tacomensis, Washington, 1970 †
- Chadwick Beach Cottonmouth Mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus restrictus, Florida, 1950 †
- Giant Deer Mouse, Peromyscus nesodytes, Channel Islands, California, 1870
- Pallid Beach Mouse, Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus, Florida, 1959 †
- Gull Island Vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus nesophilus, New York, 1898 †
- Louisiana Vole, Microtus ochrogaster ludovicianus, Louisiana, Texas, 1905
- Puerto Rican Hutia, Isolobodon portoricensis, Puerto Rico, 1500
- Puerto Rican Paca, Elasmodontomys obliquus, Puerto Rico, 1500
- Lesser Puerto Rican Agouti, Heteropsomys insulans, Puerto Rico, 1500
- Greater Puerto Rican Agouti, Heteropsomys antillensis, Puerto Rico, 1500
- Southern California Kit Fox, Vulpes macrotis macrotis, California, 1903 †
- Kenai Peninsula Wolf, Canis lupus alces, Alaska, 1910 †
- Newfoundland Wolf, Canis lupus beothucus, Newfoundland, 1911 †
- Banks Island Wolf, Canis lupus bernardi, Banks and Victoria Islands, 1920 †
- Cascade Mountains Wolf, Canis lupus fuscus, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, 1940 †
- Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf, Canis lupus irremotus, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, 1940 †
- Mogollon Mountain Wolf, Canis lupus mogollonensis, Arizona, New Mexico, 1942 †
- Texas Gray Wolf, Canis lupus monstrabilis, New Mexico, Texas, 1942 †
- Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf, Canis lupus youngi, west-central United States, 1935 †
- Florida Red Wolf, Canis rufus floridanus, southeastern United States, 1925 †
- Texas Red Wolf, Canis rufus rufus, Oklahoma, Texas, 1970 †
- California Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos californicus, California, 1925 †
- Sea Mink, Mustela macrodon, New England, 1890
- Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis, Florida, 1960
- Steller's Sea Cow, Hydrodamalis gigas, Alaska, 1768
- Badlands Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadiensis audubonis, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, 1910 †
| § | Source National Audubon Society's The Sibley Guide to Birds |
| † | Indicates extinct sub-species |
Other Extinct North American Animals
Nelson's Rice Rat, Oryzomys nelsoni 1897 Maria Madre Island, Mexico
[edit] See also
- List of extinct animals
- List of extinct animals of Canada
- List of extinct animals of Mexico
- List of extinct animals of North America
