List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene

Updated on Oct 08, 2024

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The list of extinct animals of Asia features the animals that have become extinct along the history in the Asian Continent. This list only involves extinctions of the Holocene epoch.

Mammals

Prehistoric extinctions (beginning of the Holocene to 1500 AD)

Recent extinctions (1500 AD to present)

Possibly extinct

Birds

Possibly extinct

Reptiles

Prehistoric extinctions (beginning of the Holocene to 1500 AD)

Fish

Acanthobrama hulensis 1975, Israel

Cyprinus yilongensis Unknown, China

Gokce baligi
Alburnus akili, 1998, Turkey

Siamese flat-barbelled catfish
Platytropius siamensis, 1975-1977, Thailand

Tristramella intermedia 1970s, Israel

Tristramella magdelainae Unknown, Syria

Molluscs

Aldabra banded snail
Rhachistia aldabrae late 1990s, Seychelles

Gastrocopta chichijimana, Unknown, Japan

Gastrocopta ogasawarana, Unknown, Japan

Hirasea planulata, Unknown, Japan

Lamellidea monodonta, Unknown, Japan

Lamellidea nakadai, Unknown, Japan

Littoraria flammea, Unknown, China

Trochoidea picardi, Unknown, Israel

Vitrinula chaunax, Unknown, Japan

Vitrinula chichijimana, Unknown, Japan

Vitrinula hahajimana, Unknown, Japan

References

List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene Wikipedia

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