Extinction Timeline
Explore the timeline of species extinction from the Holocene to the present. See which species have been lost, when they disappeared, and what caused their decline.
ConservationExtinction Timeline
Explore notable species extinctions from the Holocene to the present day.
Species Shown
Primary Cause
Human Activity
Time Span
1627 — 2023
Featured Species
10-spot ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
1898)
Allochrocebus preussi
2-spot ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
6 Spotted Longhorn
Anoplodera sexguttata
Abbott's Duiker
Cephalophus spadix
Abert's Squirrel
Sciurus aberti
Abyssinian genet
Genetta abyssinica
Abyssinian Hare
Lepus habessinicus
Acacia
Acacia lysiphloia
Acanthus
Acanthus ebracteatus
Acara Acraea
Acraea acara
Aceramarca Gracile Opossum
Gracilinanus aceramarcae
Achallo
Chinchillula sahamae
Aconite
Aconitum napellus
Adantic White-Sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Aders' duiker
Cephalophus adersi
Adjarian Angelica
Angelica adzharica
Admirable False Brook Salamander
Aquiloeurycea praecellens
Admiralty Flying Fox
Pteropus admiralitatum