List of extinct animals of Oceania facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of extinct animals of Oceania. This list covers only extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geological period that extends from the present day back to about 10,000 radiocarbon years, approximately 11,430 ± 130 calendar years BP (between 9560 and 9300 BC). For the extinct animals of Australia, Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand this is a list for the animals not found in these parts of Oceania.
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Map of Oceania
Mammals
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor rat Uromys imperator |
1960s |
Solomon Islands | -- |
| Guadalcanal rat Uromys porculus |
1888 |
Solomon Islands | -- |
| Guam flying fox Pteropus tokudae |
1967 |
United States (Guam) | -- |
| Large Palau flying fox Pteropus pilosus |
1874 |
Palau | -- |
| Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene sanctacrucis |
1907 |
Solomon Islands | -- |
Possibly extinct
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aru flying fox Pteropus aruensis |
1800s |
Aru, Indonesia | -- |
| Emma's giant rat Uromys emmae |
1944 |
Papua, Indonesia | -- |
| New Guinea big-eared bat Pharotis imogene |
1890 |
Papua New Guinea | -- |
| Telefomin cuscus Phalanger matanim |
1998 |
Papua New Guinea | -- |
| Vanikoro flying fox Pteropus tuberculatus |
Before 1930 |
Vanikoro, Solomon Islands | -- |
| Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus mayri |
1928 |
Papua, Indonesia | -- |
Birds
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-winged rail Nesoclopeus poecilopterus |
1973 |
Fiji |  |
| Bay thrush Aplonis ulietensis |
1850 |
France (Society Islands, French Polynesia) |  |
| Black-fronted parakeet Cyanoramphus zealandicus |
1850 |
France (Tahiti, French Polynesia) |  |
| Christmas sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata |
1850 |
Kiribati | -- |
| Choiseul pigeon Microgoura meeki |
1904 |
Solomon Islands |  |
| Consumed scrubfowl Megapodius alimentum |
Unknown |
Fiji and Tonga | -- |
| Eiao monarch Pomarea fluxa |
1977 |
France (French Polynesia) | -- |
| Guam flycatcher Myiagra freycineti |
1983 |
United States (Guam) |  |
| Kosrae crake Porzana monasa |
1827 |
Kosrae, Micronesia | -- |
| Kosrae starling Aplonis corvina |
1827 |
Kosrae, Micronesia |  |
| Liverpool pigeon Caloenas maculata |
1851 |
Unknown (possibly Tahiti) |  |
| Makira woodhen Gallinula silvestris |
1953 |
Solomon Islands | -- |
| Mariana mallard Anas oustaleti |
1974 |
United States (Northern Mariana Islands) |  |
| Marquesas swamphen Porphyrio paepae |
1900? |
France (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) |  |
| Maupiti monarch Pomarea pomarea |
1823 |
France (Maupiti, French Polynesia) |  |
| Miller's rail Porzana nigra |
1784 |
France (Tahiti, French Polynesia) |  |
| Mysterious starling Aplonis mavornata |
1774 |
New Zealand (Cook Islands) | |
| New Caledonian gallinule Porphyrio kukwiedei |
Unknown |
France (New Caledonia) | -- |
| New Caledonian giant scrubfowl Sylviornis neocaledoniae |
1500 BC |
France (New Caledonia) |  |
| Noble megapode Megavitiornis altirostris |
Unknown |
Fiji | -- |
| Nuku Hiva monarch Pomarea nukuhivae |
1930s |
France (Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia) | -- |
| Oceanic eclectus parrot Eclectus infectus |
1793? |
Tonga and Vanuatu |  |
| Pile-builder megapode Megapodius molistructor |
Unknown |
France (New Caledonia) and Tonga | -- |
| Red-moustached fruit dove Ptilinopus mercierii |
1922 |
France (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) |  |
| Society parakeet Cyanoramphus ulietanus |
1777 |
France (Society Islands, French Polynesia) | -- |
| Tahitian red-billed rail Gallirallus pacificus |
late 1800s |
France (Tahiti, French Polynesia) |  |
| Tahiti sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera |
1922 |
France (Tahiti, French Polynesia) |  |
| Moorea sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi |
19th century |
France (Moorea, French Polynesia) |  |
| Kiritimati sandpiper Prosobonia cancellata |
19th century |
Kiritimati |  |
| Tanna ground dove Gallicolumba ferruginea |
1774 |
Vanuatu |  |
| Thick-billed ground dove Gallicolumba salamonis |
1927 |
Solomon Islands | -- |
| Tongatapu rail Gallirallus hypoleucus |
1777 |
Tonga |  |
| Viti Levu scrubfowl Megapodius amissus |
Unknown |
Fiji | -- |
| Wake Island rail Gallirallus wakensis |
1945 |
United States (Wake Island) |  |
| White-winged sandpiper Prosobonia ellisi |
1777 |
France (Moorea, French Polynesia) | |
Possibly extinct
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonian lorikeet Charmosyna diadema |
1860 |
France (New Caledonia) |  |
| New Caledonian rail Gallirallus lafresnayanus |
1860 |
France (New Caledonia) |  |
| Pohnpei starling Aplonis pelzelni |
1995 |
Pohnpei, Micronesia | -- |
| Samoan wood rail Gallinula pacifica |
1873 |
Samoa |  |
| Ua Pou monarch Pomarea mira |
1985 |
France (Ua Pou, French Polynesia) | -- |
Reptiles
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekosuchus Mekosuchus sp. |
1000 BC |
France (New Caledonia) and Vanuatu |  |
| Tonga ground skink Tachygia microlepis |
late 1800s |
Tonga | -- |
| Volia Volia athollandersoni |
~1000 BC |
Fiji |  |
| Lapitiguana Lapitiguana impensa |
~1000 BC |
Fiji |  |
| Brachylophus gibbonsi Brachylophus gibbonsi |
~700 BC |
Tonga |  |
| Meiolania Meiolania sp. |
5th century |
Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Vanuatu | -- |
Insects
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levuana moth Levuana irridescens |
1925 |
Fiji |  |
| Rhantus novacaledoniae | Unknown |
France (New Caledonia) | -- |
| Rhantus papuanus | Unknown |
Papua New Guinea | -- |
Mollusks
| Common name\scientific name | Extinction date | Range | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leucocharis loyaltiensis | Unknown |
France (New Caledonia) | -- |
| Leucocharis porphyrocheila | Unknown |
France (New Caledonia) | -- |
| Mautodontha acuticosta | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha acuticosta | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha consimilis | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha consobrina | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha maupiensis | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha parvidens | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha punctiperforata | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha saintjohni | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha subtilis | Unknown |
French Polynesia | -- |
| Mautodontha unilamellata | Unknown |
New Zealand (Cook Islands) | -- |
| Mautodontha zebrina | Unknown |
New Zealand (Cook Islands) | -- |
| Mount Matafao different snail Diastole matafaoi |
Unknown |
United States (American Samoa) | -- |
| Mount Alifana partula Partula salifana |
Unknown |
United States (Guam) | -- |
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