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List of animals that are extinct in the wild

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As of 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 40 animal species as extinct in the wild.[1] That is approximately 0.04% of all evaluated animal species. The IUCN also lists five animal subspecies as extinct in the wild.

This is a complete list of wild animal species and subspecies listed as extinct by the IUCN. Some of these species, such as Aylacostoma guaraniticum, Aylacostoma stigmaticum, and Partula faba have since become entirely extinct.

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Molluscs

Species

Subspecies

Arthropods

Chordates

There are 21 chordate species assessed as extinct in the wild.

Amphibians

Mammals

Reptiles

Fish

Birds

See also

References

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