This is a list of European species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day.
This list includes the European continent and its surrounding islands. All large islands in the Mediterranean Sea are included except for Cyprus, which is in the List of Asian species extinct in the Holocene. The recently extinct species of the Macaronesian islands in the North Atlantic are listed separately. The three Caucasian republics of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia are included, even though their territory may fall partially or fully in Asia depending on the definition of Europe considered.
Overseas territories, departments, and constituent countries of European countries are not included here; they are found on the lists pertaining to their respective regions. For example, French Polynesia is grouped with Oceania, Martinique is grouped with the West Indies, and Réunion is grouped with Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, despite all of them being politically part of France.
Many extinction dates are unknown due to a lack of relevant information.
Elephant-like mammals (order Proboscidea)
Elephants and mammoths (family Elephantidae)
Rabbits and hares (family Leporidae)
Locally extinct
Rodents (order Rodentia)
Hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice (family Cricetidae)
Old World rats and mice (family Muridae)
Dormice (family Gliridae)
Squirrels (family Sciuridae)
True insectivores (order Eulipotyphla)
True shrews (family Soricidae)
Carnivorans (order Carnivora)
Locally extinct
Martens, polecats, otters, badgers, and weasels (family Mustelidae)
Horses and allies (family Equidae)
Locally extinct
Even-toed ungulates (order Artiodactyla)
Right and bowhead whales (family Balaenidae)
Locally extinct
Locally extinct
True deer (family Cervidae)
Locally extinct
Cattle, goats, antelopes, and others (family Bovidae)
Extinct in the wild
Locally extinct
Birds (class Aves)
Rails and cranes (order Gruiformes)
Buttonquails (family Turnicidae)
Locally extinct
Pelicans, herons, and ibises (order Pelecaniformes)
Locally extinct
Hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures (family Accipitridae)
True owls (family Strigidae)
Locally extinct
Crows and relatives (family Corvidae)
Reptiles (class Reptilia)
Squamates (order Squamata)
Wall lizards (family Lacertidae)
Locally extinct
Sturgeons and paddlefishes (order Acipenseriformes)
Locally extinct
Minnows and allies (order Cypriniformes)
Carps, minnows, and relatives (family Cyprinidae)
Salmon, trout and relatives (order Salmoniformes)
Salmon, trout and relatives (family Salmonidae)
Extinct in the wild
Locally extinct
Lionfishes and sculpins (order Scorpaeniformes)
Shovelnose rays and allies (order Rhinopristiformes)
Sawfishes (family Pristidae)
Locally extinct
Lampreys and relatives (class Hyperoartia)
Insects (class Insecta)
Praying mantises (order Mantodea)
Bark lice, book lice and parasitic lice (order Psocodea)
Possibly extinct
Predaceous diving beetles (family Dytiscidae)
Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
Metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae)
Net-spinning caddisflies (family Hydropsychidae)
Flies and mosquitos (order Diptera)
Slugs and snails (class Gastropoda)
Possibly extinct
True glass snails (family Zonitidae)
Possibly extinct
Sea anemones, corals, and zoanthids (class Hexacorallia)
Sea anemones (order Actiniaria)
Possibly extinct
Plants (kingdom Plantae)
Possibly extinct
Flowering plants (clade Angiospermae)
Probably extinct
True grasses (family Poaceae)
Extinct in the wild
Extinct in the wild
Violets and pansies (family Violaceae)
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