This is a list of Asian 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 Asian continent and its surrounding islands, including Cyprus. The three Transcaucasian republics of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are included in the List of European species extinct in the Holocene, even though their territory may fall partially or fully in Asia depending on the definition of Europe considered. Species from Western New Guinea (Indonesia), the Aru Islands (Indonesia), and Christmas Island (Australia) are listed in the List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in the Holocene.
Many extinction dates are unknown due to a lack of relevant information.
Elephant-like mammals (order Proboscidea)
Elephants and mammoths (family Elephantidae)
Sea cows (order Sirenia)
Rabbits and hares (family Leporidae)
Rodents (order Rodentia)
Old World rats and mice (family Muridae)
Possibly extinct
Primates (order Primates)
Great apes (family Hominidae)
Locally extinct
Carnivorans (order Carnivora)
Locally extinct
Extinct in the wild
Genets and civets (family Viverridae)
Possibly extinct
Possibly extinct
Eared seals (family Otariidae)
Martens, polecats, otters, badgers, and weasels (family Mustelidae)
Horses and allies (family Equidae)
Extinct in the wild
Locally extinct
Locally extinct
Possibly extinct
Even-toed ungulates (order Artiodactyla)
Camels and llamas (family Camelidae)
Extinct in the wild
Pigs (family Suidae)
Locally extinct
Chinese river dolphins (family Lipotidae)
Possibly extinct
True deer (family Cervidae)
Extinct in the wild
Cattle, goats, antelopes, and others (family Bovidae)
Possibly extinct
Extinct in the wild
Locally extinct
Birds (class Aves)
Ostriches and fossil relatives (order Struthioniformes)
Pheasants and allies (family Phasianidae)
Possibly extinct
Ducks, geese, and swans (family Anatidae)
Possibly extinct
Pigeons and doves (family Columbidae)
Possibly extinct
Rails and cranes (order Gruiformes)
Possibly extinct
Cranes (family Gruidae)
Locally extinct
Plovers, dotterels, and lapwings (family Charadriidae)
Possibly extinct
Buttonquails (family Turnicidae)
Boobies, cormorants, and relatives (order Suliformes)
Pelicans, herons, and ibises (order Pelecaniformes)
Locally extinct in the wild
Hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures (family Accipitridae)
True owls (family Strigidae)
Possibly extinct
Barn-owls (family Tytonidae)
Possibly extinct
Hornbills and hoopoes (order Bucerotiformes)
Kingfishers and relatives (order Coraciiformes)
Woodpeckers and allies (order Piciformes)
Woodpeckers (family Picidae)
Old World parrots (family Psittaculidae)
Possibly extinct
Possibly extinct
Monarch flycatchers (family Monarchidae)
Possibly extinct
Old World flycatchers (family Muscicapidae)
Possibly extinct
Thrushes (family Turdidae)
Reptiles (class Reptilia)
Crocodilians (order Crocodilia)
Locally extinct
Squamates (order Squamata)
Monitor lizards (family Varanidae)
Turtles and tortoises (order Testudines)
Amphibians (class Amphibia)
Frogs (order Anura)
Salamanders (order Urodela)
True salamanders and newts (family Salamandridae)
Sturgeons and paddlefishes (order Acipenseriformes)
Extinct in the wild
Locally extinct
Herrings and anchovies (order Clupeiformes)
Possibly extinct
Minnows and allies (order Cypriniformes)
Carps, minnows, and relatives (family Cyprinidae)
Possibly extinct
Schilbid catfishes (family Schilbeidae)
Salmon, trout and relatives (order Salmoniformes)
Salmon, trout and relatives (family Salmonidae)
Extinct in the wild
Gobies and relatives (order Gobiiformes)
Possibly extinct
Cichlids and convict blennies (order Cichliformes)
Cichlids (family Cichlidae)
Silversides and rainbowfishes (order Atheriniformes)
Possibly extinct
Possibly extinct
Shovelnose rays and allies (order Rhinopristiformes)
Sawfishes (family Pristidae)
Locally extinct
Whale lice (family Cyamidae)
Insects (class Insecta)
Dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata)
White-legged damselflies (family Platycnemididae)
Possibly extinct
Ground beetles (family Carabidae)
Slugs and snails (class Gastropoda)
Plants (kingdom Plantae)
Maidenhair ferns and relatives (family Pteridaceae)
Flowering plants (clade Angiospermae)
Extinct in the wild
Possibly extinct in the wild
Palm trees (family Arecaceae)
Extinct in the wild
Possibly extinct
Extinct in the wild
Extinct in the wild
Legumes (family Fabaceae)
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