Quagga – 1883
Cause: Overhunting, eradication as “pests,” habitat competition with livestock
Tarpan – 1909
Cause: Overhunting, habitat loss, hybridization with domestic horses
Bubal Hartebeest – 1923
Cause: Overhunting, military/political upheaval, habitat degradation
Heath Hen – 1932
Cause: Overhunting, habitat loss, disease (blackhead), wildfire, inbreeding
Tasmanian Tiger – 1936
Cause: Government bounties/persecution, habitat loss, possible disease
Bali Tiger – 1937
Cause: Hunting, habitat conversion to agriculture, prey depletion
Barbary Lion – 1940s
Cause: Overhunting, persecution, habitat loss
Laysan Rail – 1944
Cause: Introduced rats and rabbits, habitat destruction
Ivory-billed Woodpecker – 1944
Cause: Extensive logging of old-growth forests, over-collection
Caribbean Monk Seal – 1952
Cause: Overhunting for oil, human disturbance, prey depletion from overfishing
Javan Tiger – 1976
Cause: Habitat loss to agriculture, hunting, prey depletion
Caspian Tiger – 1970s
Cause: Extermination campaigns, habitat loss, prey depletion
Golden Toad – 1989
Cause: Climate anomalies and chytrid fungus, habitat change
Kauaʻi ʻŌʻō – 1987
Cause: Avian malaria via introduced mosquitoes, habitat loss, hurricanes
Poʻouli – 2004
Cause: Habitat loss, introduced predators, disease, tiny population size
Baiji – 2006
Cause: Bycatch in fishing gear, ship traffic/sonar disturbance, pollution, habitat degradation
Western Black Rhino – 2011
Cause: Poaching for horns
Eastern Cougar – 2011
Cause: Habitat loss/fragmentation, persecution
Pinta Island Tortoise – 2012
Cause: Historical overexploitation, habitat destruction by introduced goats
Smooth Handfish – 2020
Cause: Habitat degradation, limited range, coastal impacts
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