User:Ucucha/Holocene extinctions

Many species of mammals have gone extinct during the Holocene.

Family Didelphidae

 * Genus Cryptonanus
 * Cryptonanus ignitus

Family Thylacinidae

 * Genus Thylacinus
 * Thylacinus cynocephalus (Australia)
 * Thylacinus sp.

Family Chaeropodidae

 * Genus Chaeropus
 * Chaeropus ecaudatus (Australia)

Family Thylacomyidae

 * Genus Macrotis
 * Macrotis leucura (Australia)

Family Peramelidae

 * Genus Perameles
 * Perameles eremiana (Australia)
 * Genus Peroryctes
 * Cf. Peroryctes sp. nov. (Aru Islands)
 * Gen. nov.
 * Gen. nov., sp. nov. (Halmahera)

Family Pseudocheiridae

 * Genus Petauroides
 * Petauroides ayamaruensis (NW New Guinea)

Family Petauridae

 * Genus Dactylopsila
 * Dactylopsila kambuayai (NW New Guinea)

Family Potoroidae

 * Genus Bettongia
 * Bettongia pusilla (Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia)
 * Genus Caloprymnus
 * Caloprymnus campestris (C Australia)
 * Genus Potorous
 * Potorous platyops (SW Western Australia)

Family Macropodidae

 * Genus Lagorchestes
 * Lagorchestes asomatus (C Australia)
 * Lagorchestes leporides (SE Australia)
 * Genus Macropus
 * Macropus greyi (SE Australia)
 * Genus Onychogalea
 * Onychogalea lunata (C Australia)
 * Genus Thylogale
 * Thylogale christenseni (New Guinea)
 * Thylogale sp. nov. (New Guinea)

Family Elephantidae

 * Genus Elephas
 * Elephas cypriotes (Cyprus)
 * Genus Mammuthus
 * Mammuthus primigenius (Wrangel, St. Paul, Siberia)

Family Dugongidae

 * Genus Hydrodamalis
 * Hydrodamalis gigas (Bering Sea)

Family Tenrecidae

 * Genus Microgale
 * Microgale macpheei (SE Madagascar)

Order Bibymalagasia

 * Genus Plesiorycteropus
 * Plesiorycteropus germainepetterae (Madagascar)
 * Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis (Madagascar)

Family Megalonychidae

 * Genus Acratocnus
 * Acratocnus antillensis (Cuba)
 * Acratocnus odontrigonus (Puerto Rico)
 * Acratocnus simorhynchus (Hispaniola)
 * Acratocnus ye (Puerto Rico)
 * Genus Galerocnus
 * Galerocnus jaimezi
 * Genus Megalocnus
 * Megalocnus rodens (Cuba)
 * Megalocnus zile (Hispaniola)
 * Genus Neocnus
 * Neocnus comes (Hispaniola)
 * Neocnus dousman (Hispaniola)
 * Neocnus gliriformis (Cuba)
 * Neocnus major (Cuba)
 * Neocnus toupiti (Hispaniola)
 * Genus Paramiocnus
 * Paramiocnus riverai
 * Genus Parocnus
 * Parocnus browni (Cuba)
 * Parocnus serus (Hispaniola)
 * [Genus Paulocnus
 * [Paulocnus petrifactus

Family Nesophontidae

 * Genus Nesophontes
 * Nesophontes edithae (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
 * Nesophontes hypomicrus (Hispaniola)
 * Nesophontes major (Cuba)
 * Nesophontes micrus (Cuba)
 * Nesophontes paramicrus (Hispaniola)
 * Nesophontes zamicrus (Hispaniola)
 * Nesophontes sp. nov. (Cayman Brac)
 * Nesophontes sp. nov. (Grand Cayman)

Family Solenodontidae

 * Genus Solenodon
 * Solenodon arredondoi (Cuba)
 * Solenodon marcanoi (Hispaniola)

Family Soricidae

 * Genus Asoriculus
 * Asoriculus corsicanus (Corsica)
 * Asoriculus hidalgo (Baleares)
 * Asoriculus similis (Sardinia)
 * Genus Crocidura
 * Crocidura balsamifera (Egypt)

Family Pteropodidae

 * Genus Nyctimene
 * Nyctimene sanctacrucis (Nendö, Solomon Islands)
 * Genus Pteropus
 * Pteropus allenorum (Upolu, Samoa)
 * Pteropus brunneus (Percy Island, Queensland)
 * Pteropus coxi (Samoa)
 * Pteropus pilosus (Palau)
 * Pteropus subniger (Mauritius; Réunion)
 * Pteropus tokudae (Guam)

Family Hipposideridae

 * Genus Hipposideros
 * Hipposideros besaoka (NW Madagascar)
 * Genus Triaenops
 * Triaenops goodmani (NW Madagascar)

Family Phyllostomidae

 * Genus Cubanycteris
 * Cubanycteris silvai (Cuba)
 * Genus Desmodus
 * Desmodus draculae (Argentina)
 * Desmodus puntajudensis (Cuba)
 * Desmodus stocki (San Miguel Island, California)
 * Genus Phyllonycteris
 * Phyllonycteris major (Puerto Rico; Antigua)
 * Genus Phyllops
 * Phyllops silvai (Cuba)
 * Phyllops vetus (Cuba)

Family Mormoopidae

 * Genus Mormoops
 * Mormoops magna (Cuba)
 * Genus Pteronotus
 * Pteronotus pristinus (Cuba)
 * Pteronotus sp. nov. (Hispaniola)

Family Vespertilionidae

 * Genus Myotis
 * Myotis insularum (Samoa)
 * Genus Nyctophilus
 * Nyctophilus howensis (Lord Howe Island)
 * Genus Pharotis
 * Pharotis imogene (New Guinea)
 * Gen. indet.
 * Gen. indet., sp. indet. (Maui, Hawai'i)

Family uncertain

 * Genus Boryptera
 * Boryptera alba (Réunion)

Family Eupleridae

 * Genus Cryptoprocta
 * Cryptoprocta spelea (Madagascar)

Family Canidae

 * Genus Dusicyon
 * Dusicyon australis (Falkland Islands)
 * Dusicyon avus (Argentina)

Family Phocidae

 * Genus Monachus
 * Monachus tropicalis (Caribbean)

Family Otariidae

 * Genus Zalophus
 * Zalophus japonicus (Sea of Japan)

Family Hippopotamidae

 * Genus Hippopotamus
 * Hippopotamus laloumena (Madagascar)
 * Hippopotamus lemerlei (Madagascar)
 * Hippopotamus madagascariensis (Madagascar)
 * Genus Phanourios
 * Phanourios minor (Cyprus)

Family Bovidae

 * Genus Antidorcas
 * Antidorcas bondi (South Africa)
 * Genus Bison
 * Bison priscus (Siberia)
 * Genus Eudorcas
 * Eudorcas rufina (Algeria)

Family Cervidae

 * Genus Megalocerus
 * Megalocerus giganteus (Siberia)
 * Genus Praemegaceros
 * Praemegaceros cazoti (Corsica; Sardinia)
 * Genus Rucervus
 * Rucervus schomburgki (Thailand)

Family Equidae

 * Genus Equus
 * Equus hydruntinus (Portugal; Spain)

Family Prolagidae

 * Genus Prolagus
 * Prolagus sardus (Sardinia, Corsica)

Family Ochotonidae

 * Genus Ochotona
 * Ochotona whartoni (North America)

Family Echimyidae

 * Genus Dicolpomys
 * Dicolpomys fossor (S Brazil)

Family Nesomyidae

 * Genus Brachytarsomys
 * Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis (NW Madagascar)
 * Genus Hypogeomys
 * Hypogeomys australis (SE Madagascar)
 * Genus Nesomys
 * Nesomys narindaensis (NW Madagascar)

Family Cricetidae

 * 'Genus "Ekbletomys''"
 * "Ekbletomys hypenemus" (Antigua and Barbuda)
 * Genus Megalomys
 * [Megalomys audreyae (Barbuda)
 * Megalomys desmarestii (Martinique)
 * Megalomys luciae (Saint Lucia)
 * Genus Megaoryzomys
 * Megaoryzomys curioi (Galápagos Islands)
 * Genus Noronhomys'
 * Noronhomys vespuccii (Fernando de Noronha)
 * Genus Oligoryzomys
 * Oligoryzomys victus (Saint Vincent)
 * Genus Oryzomys
 * Oryzomys antillarum (Jamaica)
 * Oryzomys nelsoni (María Madre Island)
 * (?) Oryzomys peninsulae (Baja Califonia Sur)

Family Daubentoniidae

 * Genus Daubentonia
 * Daubentonia robusta (Madagascar)

Family Lemuridae

 * Genus Pachylemur
 * Pachylemur insignis (Madagascar)
 * Pachylemur jullyi (Madagascar)

Family Megaladapidae

 * Genus Megaladapis
 * Megaladapis edwardsi (Madagascar)
 * Megaladapis grandidieri (Madagascar)
 * Megaladapis madagascariensis (Madagascar)

Family Archaeolemuridae

 * Genus Archaeolemur
 * Archaeolemur edwardsi (Madagascar)
 * Archaeolemur majori (Madagascar)
 * Genus Hadropithecus
 * Hadropithecus stenognathus (Madagascar)

Family Palaeopropithecidae

 * Genus Archaeoindris
 * Archaeoindris fontoynonti (Madagascar)
 * Genus Babakotia
 * Babakotia radofilai (Madagascar)
 * Genus Mesopropithecus
 * Mesopropithecus dolichobrachion (N Madagascar)
 * Mesopropithecus globiceps (C Madagascar)
 * Mesopropithecus pithecoides (S, W Madagascar)
 * Genus Palaeopropithecus
 * Palaeopropithecus ingens (SW Madagascar)
 * Palaeopropithecus kelyus (NW Madagascar)
 * Palaeopropithecus maximus (C Madagascar)

Family Pitheciidae

 * Genus Antillothrix
 * Antillothrix bernensis (Hispaniola)
 * Genus Paralouatta
 * Paralouatta varonai (Cuba)
 * Genus Xenothrix
 * Xenothrix mcgregori (Jamaica)

Family Atelidae

 * Genus Caipora
 * Caipora bambuiorum (Bahia)
 * Genus Protopithecus
 * Protopithecus brasiliensis (Brazil)

Literature cited

 * Turvey, S.T. 2009. Holocene Extinctions. Oxford University Press US, 359 pp. ISBN 9780199535095