14 Facts About Animals That Have Gone Extinct in the Last 100 Years

By Jen McCaffery and Lela Nargi

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While scientists have documented countless new animal species in recent years, the extinction rate has also been alarmingly high. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defines recently extinct mammals as any mammals that have become extinct since the year 1500.

Here are 14 animals that have gone extinct in the last 100 years:

1. Quagga - native to South Africa, extinct in the late 19th century
2. Tasmanian Tiger - native to Australia, extinct in the early 20th century
3. Woolly Mammoth - native to northern Eurasia and North America, extinct about 10,000 years ago
4. Dodo - native to Mauritius, extinct in the late 17th century
5. Passenger Pigeon - native to North America, extinct in the early 20th century
6. Baiji - native to the Yangtze River in China, extinct in the early 21st century
7. Golden Toad - native to Costa Rica, extinct in the early 1990s
8. Pyrenean Ibex - native to the Pyrenees Mountains, extinct in 2000
9. Javan Tiger - native to Java, extinct in the late 19th century
10. Zanzibar Leopard - native to Zanzibar, extinct in the early 20th century
11. Caspian Tiger - native to Central Asia, extinct in the early 20th century
12. Bali Tiger - native to Bali, extinct in the early 20th century
13. Javan Rhinoceros - native to Java, extinct in the early 20th century
14. Northern White Rhinoceros - native to Central Africa, extinct in 2018