Artensterben - Extinct and endangered animals since 1500

Lesser bilbies reached a head-body length of 20 to 27 centimeters, a tail length of twelve to 17 centimeters and a weight of between 300 and 400 grams. (© Sheepbaa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Mammals

11. March 2018 Doreen Fräßdorf

Lesser Bilby

Introduced foxes and cats preyed on the lesser bilby Red foxes, domestic cats and wild rabbits introduced to Australia are considered the main reason why the marsupial species lesser bilby became extinct in the middle of the 20th century. After its discovery in 1887, the population of the bilby declined

A drawing of the Florida wolf by James Audubon from the book The viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845 to 1848). (© John James Audubon (Life time: 1785-1851), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Mammals

1. March 2018 Doreen Fräßdorf

Florida Red Wolf

The Florida red wolf did not have red fur The Florida red wolf does not bear this name because of its fur color, which was black, but because it is now considered an extinct subspecies of the red wolf (Canis rufus). This was not always the case. At first, the

Drawing of the red gazelle from the 1899 book Great and Small Game of Africa. (© Rowland Ward, Limited. [d. 1912], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Mammals

1. March 2018 Doreen Fräßdorf

Red gazelle

The last animal died in 1894 The Red gazelle is known only from the skins and bones of three male specimens, which are currently housed in museums in Paris and London. The last known individual of this species was likely killed by a hunter in 1894, as there have been

Bones of the North Island giant moa at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. (© Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Birds

26. February 2018 Doreen Fräßdorf

North Island giant moa

The second-largest moa species This moa species inhabited scrub, grassland and dune landscapes as well as forests on New Zealand’s North Island. The North Island giant moa is considered the second-largest moa species. The largest species is the South Island giant moa, which was endemic to New Zealand’s South Island.