The California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus ) is an extinct population or subspecies of the brown bear, generally known (together with other North American brown bear populations) as the grizzly bear. "Grizzly" could have meant...
The Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis ), or Carolina conure, is an extinct species of small green neotropical parrot with a bright yellow head, reddish orange face and pale beak that was native to the eastern, Midwest and plains states of...
The sea mink (Neogale macrodon ) is a recently extinct species of mink that lived on the eastern coast of North America around the Gulf of Maine on the New England seaboard. It was most closely related to the American mink (Neogale vison ), with...
The dusky seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens ) was a non-migratory subspecies of the seaside sparrow, found in Florida in the natural salt marshes of Merritt Island and along the St. Johns River. The last definite known individual died...
The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis ) is an extinct subspecies or distinct population of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada. The last eastern elk was shot in Pennsylvania on September 1, 1877....
The heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido ) is an extinct subspecies of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido ), a large North American bird in the grouse family. It became extinct in 1932.Heath hens lived in the scrubby heathland barrens...
The Great Plains wolf (Canis lupus nubilus ), also known as the buffalo wolf or loafer, is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf that once extended throughout the Great Plains, from southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada southward to northern...
The Florida black wolf (Canis rufus floridanus ), also known as the Florida wolf and the black wolf, is an extinct subspecies of red wolf. that was endemic to Florida. This subspecies became extinct in 1934 due to crowding out of its habitat and...
The Merriam's elk (Cervus canadensis merriami ) is an extinct subspecies of elk once found in the arid lands of the southwestern United States (in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas), as well as in Mexico. Uncontrolled hunting and cattle grazing since...
The Texas wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis ) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf, distinct from the Texas red wolf (Canis lupus rufus ), whose range once included southern and western Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Alligator olseni (common name Olsen's Alligator, named after Russel Olsen) is an extinct species of alligator. They lived in the Early Miocene period, around 20.4–15.97 million years ago and possibly earlier. Their range was principally in what is...
The Kenai Peninsula wolf (Canis lupus alces ), also known as the Kenai Peninsula grey wolf, is an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf that lived on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska.
The southern Rocky Mountain wolf (Canis lupus youngi ) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf which was once distributed over southeastern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, northeastern Nevada, Utah, western and central Colorado, northwestern Arizona (but...
The Cascade mountain wolf (Canis lupus fuscus ) is an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf that was once found in the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington), but became extinct in 1940.
The pallid beach mouse or Ponce de Leon beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus ) was known from two locations in Florida, Ponce Park, Volusia County and Bulow, Flagler County. No individuals have been seen since 1959. The average pallid...
The Badlands bighorn, Ovis canadensis auduboni, also commonly known as Audubon's bighorn sheep, is an extinct subspecies of bighorn sheep of the northern Great Plains in North America. Its existence as a separate subspecies is disputed.
Gregory's wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi ), also known as the Mississippi Valley wolf, was a subspecies of the red wolf. It was declared extinct in 1980. It once roamed the regions in and around the lower Mississippi River basin.
The Laysan millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris ) was a subspecies of the millerbird, similar in appearance to the remaining subspecies, the Nihoa millerbird. Its dorsal side was brown, and its belly was grayish. Its name derives from its...
Cyclura cornuta onchiopsis, the Navassa Island iguana, was a subspecies of rhinoceros iguana that was found on the Caribbean island of Navassa.
Goff's southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis goffi ) was a pocket gopher endemic to Brevard County, Florida, United States. The last sightings recorded were in 1955. They burrowed and lived mostly underground eating mainly underground...
The Puerto Rican parakeet or Puerto Rican conure (Psittacara maugei ) is an extinct species of parrot that was found on Mona Island and possibly in Puerto Rico.
Smith Island cottontail, Smith's Island cottontail or Hitchen's cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus hitchensi ), was a subspecies of the Eastern cottontail rabbit that lived mainly on two islands on the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula in Virginia. It is...
The high-billed crow or deep-billed crow (Corvus impluviatus ) was a species of large, raven-sized crow that was endemic to the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. It was pushed to extinction due to the arrival of people and pests like rats.
The Tacoma pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama tacomensis ), was a subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher that was restricted to a few isolated populations in the southern Puget Sound area and on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The animal became...
The Chadwick Beach cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus restrictus ) is a presumed extinct subspecies of the cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus ). It was confined to a small area on the Manasota Key peninsula in Florida.
The Maui Nui finch (Telespiza ypsilon ) is an extinct member of the genus Telespiza in the family Fringillidae. It was endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui. It is only known from fossil remains and likely became extinct before the...
The highland finch (Orthiospiza howarthi ) is an extinct member of the Fringillidae and a Hawaiian honeycreeper which is known only from a few bones found in caves. It is the only member of the genus Orthiospiza. It was endemic to the high-elevation...
The pristine mustached bat (Pteronotus (Phyllodia) pristinus ) is an extinct Late Quaternary species of bat in the endemic Neotropical family Mormoopidae. It was distributed in Cuba and possibly Florida (United States).
The San Clemente wren (Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys) was a subspecies of Bewick's wren. It was mainly distributed on San Clemente Island, off the southern coast of California. The San Clemente wren is extinct, with the last sighting in 1941.
The Lānaʻi ʻalauahio (Paroreomyza montana montana ) was found on much of the island of Lana'i in the Hawaiian archipelago. It apparently was common until the early 1900s, when there appeared to have been a steep decline in birds on the island. It...
Conus kahiko is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
