List of extinct animals of South America
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This is a list of extinct animals of South America. Animals that became extinct along the history in South America.
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[edit] Mammals
- Falkland Island Fox, Dusicyon australis (1876, Falkland Islands)
- Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis (Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, United States)
- Darwin's Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys darwini (1930, Ecuador, Galápagos)
- Indefatigable Galapagos Mouse, Nesoryzomys indefessus (1934, Ecuador, Galápagos)
- Chatham Island Rice Rat or San Cristóbal Island Rice Rat, Oryzomys galapagoensis galapagoensis (1835, Ecuador, Galápagos)
[edit] Birds
- Niceforo Brown Pintail Duck, Anas georgica niceforoi (1952, Colombia)
- Darwin's Ground Finch, Geospiza magnirostris magnirostris (1957, Galapagos)
- Glaucous Macaw, Anodorhynchus glaucus (1900, Amazonia area)
- Colombian Grebe, Podiceps andinus (1970, Colombia)
- Red-throated Wood-rail, Aramides gutturalis (1843, Peru)
[edit] Amphibians
- Phrynomedusa fimbriata (1920s, Brazil)
- Atelopus ignescens (1988, Ecuador)
- Atelopus longirostris (1989, Ecuador)
- Atelopus vogli (1933, Venezuela)
[edit] Fish
- Rhizosomichthys totae (Freshwater catfish from Colombia, Lake Tota)
- Orestias cuvieri (Freshwater killifish from Lake Titicaca)
[edit] Molluscs
- Littoridina gaudichaudii (Freshwater snail from Ecuador)
- Tomigerus gibberulus (Terrestrial snail from Brazil)
- Tomigerus turbinatus (Terrestrial snail from Brazil)
- Megalobulimus cardosoi (Terrestrial snail from Brazil)
[edit] Insects
- Megadytes ducalis (Freshwater beetle from Brazil)
- Rhantus orbignyi (Freshwater beetle from Argentina and Brazil)
[edit] Rediscovered
- Kinglet Calyptura, Calyptura cristata ("Extinct" in 1960, Rediscovered in 1996, Brazil Critically Endangered)
- Fuertes's Parrot, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi ("Extinct" in 1911, Rediscovered in 2003, Colombia, Critically Endangered)
- Fernandina Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys fernandinae ("Extinct" in 1980, Rediscovered during surveys in 1995 and 1997, Ecuador, Galapagos, Vulnerable)
- Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog, Atelopus cruciger ("Extinct" in 1982, Rediscovered in 2003, Venezuela)
- Gracilidris, a genus of dolichoderine ant thought to have gone extinct 15-20 million years ago was found in Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina and described in 2006.
[edit] Extinct in the Wild
- Aylacostoma chloroticum (Freshwater snail from Argentina and Paraguay)
- Aylacostoma guaraniticum (Freshwater snail from Argentina and Paraguay)
- Aylacostoma stigmaticum (Freshwater snail from Argentina and Paraguay)
- Alagoas Curassow, Crax mitu (Bird from Brazil)
- Spix's Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (Bird from Brazil)
- Abingdon Island Tortoise, Geochelone nigra abingdoni (Ecuador, Galápagos)
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2005) Species factsheet: Calyptura cristata. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/3/2006
- IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 March 2006.
- Maas, P.H.J. 2005. Rediscovered Animals. The Extinction Website. Downloaded from http://extinct.petermaas.nl on 25/3/2006
[edit] See also
- List of extinct animals
- List of extinct animals of Asia
- List of extinct animals of Africa
- List of extinct animals of Europe
- Extinct birds
