List of animals that are extinct in the wild

As of 2026, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 41 animal species as extinct in the wild. 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 Partula faba, have since become entirely extinct.

Molluscs

Species

Subspecies

Arthropods

• Oahu deceptor bush cricket (Leptogryllus deceptor)
• Simandoa cave roach (Simandoa conserfariam)
• Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)

Chordates

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

Amphibians

• Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri) (only in captivity and within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming)
• Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)

Mammals

• Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
• Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale subaurantiaca)

Reptiles

• Christmas Island blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae)
• Acklins ground iguana (Cyclura rileyi nuchalis)
• Christmas Island chained gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri)
• Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus leloii)

Fish

Birds

See also

• List of plants that are extinct in the wild

References