List of extinct rodents

This list is of rodent species that are extinct − no longer alive.

Species from related groups such as Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) are not included.

Before 1500

Extinct after 1500

16th century

• Oriente cave rat
• Torre's cave rat
• Imposter hutia
• Montane hutia
• Megaoryzomys
• Cuban coney
• Hispaniolan edible rat
• Conilurus capricornensis
• Samaná hutia
• Buhler's coryphomys
• Noronhomys
• Pennatomys nivalis
• Desmarest's hutia

17th century

• Insular cave rat
• Puerto Rican hutia
• Verhoeven's giant tree rat

See also

• – all periods

References