TOP 10 extinct Mammals

1 ) Western Black Rhinoceros (2006, West Africa)

The Western Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes) or West African Black Rhinoceros was the rarest of the Black Rhino subspecies, and on 7 July 2006, it was tentatively declared extinct. It was once widespread in the savanna of central-west Africa but declined from poaching.

The Western Black Rhinoceros length was 10-12.5 feet long, a height of 4.5-5.5 feet and weight of 1750-3000 pounds. They had two horns, the first measuring 1.8 feet-4.4 feet and the second 1-22 inches. Like all Black Rhinos they were browsers and could be found on the savanna.

2 ) Baiji (2006, China) (officially listed as critically endangered, possibly extinct)

The Baiji (help·info) (Chinese: 白鱀豚; pinyin: báijìtún) (Lipotes vexillifer, Lipotes meaning “left behind”, vexillifer “flag bearer”) is/was a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River in China.

3 ) Guam Flying Fox (1968, Guam)

4 ) Mexican grizzly bear (1960s, Mexico)

The Mexican grizzly bear (Ursus arctos nelsoni) is a presumed extinct subspecies of the Brown bear. It is named after American naturalist Edward William Nelson who shot the holotype near Chihuahua in 1899.

5 ) Bali Tiger (1950s, Bali)

The Bali tiger (Panthera tigris balica), harimau Bali in Indonesian, or referred to as samong in archaic Balinese language, is an extinct subspecies of tiger found solely on the small Indonesian island of Bali. This was one of three sub-species of tiger found in Indonesia along with the Javan tiger (also possibly extinct) and Sumatran tiger (critically endangered).

It was the smallest of the tiger sub-species; the sub-species was declared extinct on September 27, 1937 after a tigress was shot at Sumbar Kima, west Bali. Given the small size of the island, and limited forest cover, the original population could never have been large, and it is considered unlikely that any survive today.

The subspecies became extinct due to habitat loss and hunting.

6 ) Caspian Tiger (1950s, Tajikistan)

The Caspian tiger (formerly Panthera Tigris Virgata), also known as the Persian tiger or Turanian tiger was the westernmost population of Siberian tiger, found in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan until it apparently became extinct in the late 1950s, though there have been several alleged sightings of the tiger.Though originally thought to have been a distinct subspecies, genetic research in 2009 proved that the animal was largely identical to the Siberian tiger.

7 ) Lesser Bilby (1950s, Australia)

The Lesser Bilby (Macrotis leucura), also known as the Yallara, the Lesser Rabbit-eared Bandicoot or the White-tailed Rabbit-eared Bandicoot, was a rabbit-like marsupial. Reaching the size of a young rabbit, it lived in the deserts of Central Australia. Since the 1950s, it has been believed to be extinct.

The Lesser Bilby was first discovered in 1887. An omnivore, its diet included termites, ants and roots. It was grey-brown, fading to pale grey underneath with a white tail, and much smaller than the Greater Bilby at around 300 to 450 g. It is known only from the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts of arid central Australia; it may have had a greater range but this must remain unknown. It was exterminated by fur trapping, fox predation, and competition from rabbits.

8 ) Pig-footed Bandicoot (1950s, Australia)

The Pig-footed Bandicoot (Chaeropus ecaudatus) was a small, mostly herbivorous bandicoot of the arid and semi-arid plains of inland Australia.

About the size of a kitten, in form, it was almost bilby-like on first sight, having long, slender limbs, large, pointed ears, and a long tail. On closer examination, however, it became apparent that the Pig-footed Bandicoot was very unusual for a marsupial. The forefeet had two functional toes with hoof-like nails, rather similar to a pig or deer. The hind feet had an enlarged fourth toe with a heavy claw shaped like a tiny horse’s hoof, with the other toes being vestigial: only the fused second and third toes being useful, and that not for locomotion but for grooming.

It was distributed through a wide range of habitat types: from grassy woodland and grassland plains to spinifex country.

9 ) Syrian Wild Ass (1928, Syria)

The Syrian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus hemippus) was a wild ass found in the mountains and desert/steppe of Syria. The last one died at Schönbrunn Zoo, 1928. It is officially declared extinct.

10 ) Quagga (1883, South Africa)

The quagga (Equus quagga quagga) is an extinct subspecies of the Plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa’s Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State. It was distinguished from other zebras by having the usual vivid marks on the front part of the body only. In the mid-section, the stripes faded and the dark, inter-stripe spaces became wider, and the rear parts were a plain brown. The name comes from a Khoikhoi word for zebra and is onomatopoeic, being said to resemble the quagga’s call. The only quagga to have ever been photographed alive was a mare at the Zoological Society of London’s Zoo in Regent’s Park in 1870.

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