List of Macaronesian species extinct in the Holocene

This is a list of Macaronesian 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.

Macaronesia is a collection of four volcanic archipelagos in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Africa. Macaronesia consists of the Azores (part of Portugal), Maderia (part of Portugal), the Canary Islands (part of Spain), and Cape Verde (an independent country).

Numerous species have disappeared from the Macaronesian islands as part of the ongoing Holocene extinction, driven by human activity.

Mammals (class Mammalia)

Rodents (order Rodentia)

Old World rats and mice (family Muridae)

Carnivorans (order Carnivora)

Earless seals (family Phocidae)

Locally extinct

Birds (class Aves)

Landfowl (order Galliformes)

Pheasants and allies (family Phasianidae)

Pigeons and doves (order Columbiformes)

Pigeons and doves (family Columbidae)

Rails and cranes (order Gruiformes)

Rails (family Rallidae)

Shorebirds (order Charadriiformes)

Oystercatchers (family Haematopodidae)

Sandpipers (family Scolopacidae)

Auks (family Alcidae)

Albatrosses and petrels (order Procellariiformes)

Petrels and shearwaters (family Procellariidae)

Hawks and relatives (order Accipitriformes)

Hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures (family Accipitridae)

Locally extinct

Owls (order Strigiformes)

True owls (family Strigidae)

Perching birds (order Passeriformes)

Buntings (family Emberizidae)

True finches (family Fringillidae)

Locally extinct

Leaf warblers (family Phylloscopidae)

Thrushes (family Turdidae)

Reptiles (class Reptilia)

Squamates (order Squamata)

Wall lizards (family Lacertidae)

Possibly extinct

Skinks (family Scincidae)

Turtles and tortoises (order Testudines)

Tortoises (family Testudinidae)

Insects (class Insecta)

Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)

Whites or yellow-whites (family Pieridae)

Possibly extinct

Slugs and snails (class Gastropoda)

Order Stylommatophora

Family Discidae

Possibly extinct

Family Gastrodontidae

Possibly extinct

Family Geomitridae

Possibly extinct, family Geomitridae

Family Lauriidae

Possibly extinct, family Lauriidae

Plants (kingdom Plantae)

Flowering plants (clade Angiospermae)

Mistletoes and sandalwoods (family Santalaceae)

Possibly extinct

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