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The list of extinct Canadian animals includes several species that no longer exist. In addition to the animals below, several additional creatures formerly occurred in Canada but do so no longer.

Contents 1 Extinct animals 1.1 Mammals 2 = 2.1 Fish 2.2 Arthropods 2.3 Mollusks 2.4 References 2.5 See also 2.6 External links

[edit] Extinct animals

According to the Species at Risk Act, the following animals are extinct.

[edit] Mammals

• Dawson Caribou, Rangifer tarandus dawsoni, 1984
• Sea Mink, Mustela macrodon, 1894
• Newfoundland Wolf,Canis lupus beothucus, 1911
• Banks Island Wolf,Canis lupus bernardi, 1920
• Cascade Mountains Wolf,Canis lupus fuscus, 1940

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[edit] Fish

• Blue Gill
• Benthic Hadley Lake Stickleback
• Deepwater Cisco, Coregonus johannae, 1952
• Lake Ontario Kiyi, Coregonus kiyi orientalis, 1964
• Limnetic Hadley Lake Stickleback
• Blue Walleye

[edit] Arthropods

• Rocky Mountain locust, Melanoplus spretus, 1902

[edit] Mollusks

• Eelgrass limpet, Lottia alveus

[edit] References

• IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2007.

[edit] See also

• List of extinct animals
• List of extinct animals of the United States
• List of extinct animals of Asia
• List of extinct animals of Africa
• List of extinct animals of Europe
• List of extinct animals of South America
• Extinct birds

[edit] External links

• Species at Risk Act
• The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• Information for Action