List of extinct in the wild animals

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As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 33 extinct in the wild animal species.[1] Approximately 0.05% of all evaluated animal species are listed as extinct in the wild. The IUCN also lists five animal subspecies as extinct in the wild.

This is a complete list of extinct in the wild animal species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

## Contents

* 1 Molluscs
* 2 Arthropods
* 3 Chordates
* 3.1 Amphibians
* 3.2 Mammals
* 3.3 Reptiles
* 3.4 Fish
* 3.5 Birds
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Molluscs

Species

* Aylacostoma chloroticum
* Aylacostoma guaraniticum
* Partula dentifera
* Partula hebe
* Partula mirabilis
* Partula mooreana
* Partula nodosa
* Partula rosea
* Sutural partula (Partula suturalis)
* Partula tohiveana
* Partula tristis
* Partula varia

Subspecies

* Partula suturalis strigosa
* Partula suturalis vexillum
* Partula taeniata elongata
* Partula taeniata nucleola
* Partula taeniata simulans

## Arthropods

* Oahu deceptor bush cricket (Leptogryllus deceptor)
* Simandoa cave roach (Simandoa conserfariam)
* Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)

## Chordates

There are 19 chordate species assessed as extinct in the wild.

### Amphibians

* Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)
* Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)

### Mammals

* Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
* Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah)
* Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo subspecies)

### Reptiles

* Christmas Island Blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae)
* Christmas Island chained gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri)

### Fish

* Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi)
* Cachorrito de charco palmal (Cyprinodon longidorsalis)
* Golden skiffia (Skiffia francesae)
* Beloribitsa (Stenodus leucichthys)
* Marbled swordtail (Xiphophorus meyeri)
* Monterrey platyfish (Xiphophorus couchianus)
* Pedder galaxias (Galaxias pedderensis)

### Birds

* Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)
* Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu)
* Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
* Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni)
* Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)

## See also

* List of extinct in the wild plants

## References

1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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