List of Extinct species in New Zealand



This is a list of Extinct species in New Zealand according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Hoplodactylus delcourti Kawekaweau 10254 EX
Anthornis melanocephala Chatham Bellbird 22728814 EX
Turnagra tanagra North Island Piopio 22728820 EX
Porphyrio mantelli North Island Takahe 22728833 EX
Cabalus modestus Chatham Island Rail 22728873 EX
Poodytes rufescens Chatham Fernbird 22728902 EX
Lepidium amissum Waitakere Scurvy Grass 62798275 EX
Lepidium obtusatum 62798292 EX
Logania depressa 62798304 EX
Myosotis laingii Waiautoa Forget-Me-Not 62798327 EX
Stellaria elatinoides 62798337 EX
Trilepidea adamsii Adams Mistletoe 62798347 EX
Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi Hawkins's Rail 22733394 EX
Xenicus longipes New Zealand Bush Wren 22698580 EX
Traversia lyalli Stephens Island Wren 22698593 EX
Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii Dieffenbach's Rail 22692455 EX
Tribonyx hodgenorum Hodgen's Waterhen 62274163 EX
Mecodema punctellum 12922 EX
Coenocorypha iredalei South Island Snipe 22727515 EX
Mergus australis Auckland Island Merganser 22680496 EX
Chenonetta finschi Finsch's Duck 62239833 EX
Coenocorypha barrierensis North Island Snipe 62178398 EX
Ixobrychus novaezelandiae New Zealand Bittern 22697307 EX
Coturnix novaezelandiae New Zealand Quail 22678955 EX
Turnagra capensis New Zealand Thrush 22705595 EX
Sceloglaux albifacies Laughing Owl 22689496 EX
Tokea orthostichon Schmarda's Worm 103192401 EX
Heteralocha acutirostris Huia 22708091 EX
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus New Zealand Grayling 18384 EX

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)