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Biological classification L Pengo vflip Life Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
The hierarchy of biological classification's eight major taxonomic ranks. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown.

This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem or natural disasters, to human influences on nature by the overuse of natural resources, hunting and destruction of natural habitats.

In actual theoretical practice, a species not definitely located in the wild in the last 50 years of current time is textually called "extinct".

Plants

  • List of recently extinct plants

Animals

By region

Fossil taxa

  • List of dinosaur genera
  • List of fossil bird genera
  • List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species
  • List of fossil primates
  • Lists of prehistoric fish

Recent extinction

  • List of bird extinctions by year
  • List of extinct dog breeds
  • List of recently extinct amphibians
  • List of recently extinct arthropods
  • List of recently extinct fishes
  • List of recently extinct insects
  • List of recently extinct invertebrates
  • List of recently extinct mammals
  • List of recently extinct molluscs
  • List of recently extinct reptiles

See also

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