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All the Names (of the known, only a name remains; of the unknown, nothing)

or A Cenotaph to the Non-Human*

1996 Acanthametropus pecatonica Pecatonica River Mayfly 1951 Gazella bilkis Queen Of Sheba's Gazelle 1940 Pentagenia robusta Robust Burrowing Mayfly 1855 Acrocephalus astrolabii Mangareva Reed Warbler 2008 Gazella saudiya Saudi Gazelle 1961 Pentarthrum blackburni Blackburn Beetle 1964 Acrocephalus luscinius Nightingale Reed Warbler 1900 Genophantis leahi 1943 Perameles eremiana Desert Bandicoot 1890 Acrocephalus musae Garrett's Reed Warbler 1955 Geocapromys thoracatus Little Swan Island Hutia 1892 Peromona erinacea 1990 Acrocephalus nijoi Aguiguan Reed Warbler 1945 Glaucopsyche xerces Xerces Blue 1931 Peromyscus pembertoni Pemberton's Deer Mouse 1977 Acrocephalus yamashinae Pagan Reed Warbler 1990 Haematopus meadewaldoi Canary Islands Oystercatcher 1871 Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus Cape Warthog 1926 Agrotis crinigera Poko Noctuid Moth 1927 Helicoverpa confusa Confused Moth 1850 Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Spectacled Cormorant 1911 Agrotis laysanensis Layan Noctuid 1911 Helicoverpa minuta Minute Noctuid Moth 1917 Phelsuma edwardnewtoni Rodrigues Day Gecko 1910 Agrotis photophila Light Loving Agrotis 1901 Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea Norfolk Pigeon 1842 Phelsuma gigas Rodrigues Giant Day Gecko 1900 Agrotis procellaris Procellaris Grotis Noctuid Moth 1923 Himatione fraithii Laysan Honeycreeper 1913 Phyllococcus oahuensis 1954 Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. Buselaphus Bubal Hartebeest 1803 Hippotragus leucophaeus Bluebuck 1852 Pinguinus impennis Great Auk 1830 Alectroenas nitidissimus Blue Pigeon 1908 Hirstienus nanus 2009 Pipistrellus murrayi Christmas Island Pipistrelle 1880 Alopecoenas ferrugineus Tanna Ground Dove 1940 Hydropsyche tobiasi Tobias' Caddisfly 1894 Pleorotus braueri 1950 Alopecoenas salamonis Thick-Billed Ground Dove 1899 Hylaeus angustula 1923 Plethodon ainsworthi Ainsworth's Salamander 1928 Ameiva cineracea Guadeloupe Ameiva 1909 Hylaeus blackburni 1977 Podiceps andinus Colombian Grebe 1987 Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens Dusky Seaside Sparrow 1903 Hylaeus erythrodemas 1990 Podilymbus gigas Atitlán Grebe 1801 Anas marecula Amsterdam 1899 Hylaeus finitima 1980 Pomarea fluxa Eiao Monarch 1970 Andrena labiatula Krym Mining Bee 1909 Hylaeus hilaris 1823 Pomarea pomarea Maupiti Monarch 1910 Anthornis melanocephala Chatham Bellbird 1912 Hylaeus homoeochroma 1830 Porphyrio albus Lord Howe Swamphen 1850 Aplonis corvina Kosrae 1894 Hylaeus laticeps 1848 Porphyrio coerulescens Réunion Swamphen 1890 Aplonis fusca Tasman Starling 1899 Hylaeus mauiensis 1937 Porphyrio paepae Marquesas Swamphen 1855 Aplonis mavornata Mauke Starling 1896 Hylaeus melanothrix 1830 Porzana monasa Kosrae Crake 1808 Porzana nigra Tahiti Crake 1900 Apteryx occidentalis West Coast Spotted 1899 Hylaeus mutata 1875 Potor ous platyops Broad-Faced Potoroo 1830 Ara erythrocephala Red-Headed Macaw 1902 Hylaeus neglecta 1964 Procyon lotor gloveralleni Barbados Raccoon 1885 Ara tricolor Cuban Macaw 1897 Hylaeus perspicua 1860 Prosobonia cancellata Kiritimati Sandpiper 1890 Aramides concolor concolor Jamaican Wood Rail 1911 Hypena laysanensis Laysan Dropseed Noctuid Moth 1866 Prosobonia ellisi White-Winged Sandpiper 1955 Aramides gutturalis Red-Throated Wood Rail 1972 Hypolimnus pedderensis Lake Pedder Earthworm 1860 Prosobonia leucoptera Tahiti Sandpiper 1998 Argyresthia castaneela Chestnut Ermine Moth 1990 Incilius periglenes Golden Toad 1957 Atelopus vogli Vogl's Harlequin Toad 1900 Isolobodon portoricensis Puerto Rican Hutia 1930 Psephotellus pulcherrimus Paradise 1975 Bolyeria multocarinata Round Island Burrowing Boa 1900 Ixobrychus novaezelandiae Bittern 1920 Pseudobactricia ridleyi Ridley's Stick Insect 1840 Bombus rubriventris Brazillian Atlantic Bumblebee 1960 Juscelinomys candango Candango Mouse 1803 Pseudomys auritus Long-Eared Mouse 1956 Pseudomys glaucus Blue-Gray Mouse 1900 Cabalus modestus Chatham Rail 1975 Labidura herculeana Saint Helena Earwig 1930 Pseudomys ii 1820 Caloenas maculata Spotted Green Pigeon 1932 Lagorchestes asomatus Lake Mackay Hare-Wallaby 1870 Pseudophilautus adspersus 1935 Caloprymnus campestris Desert -Kangaroo 1890 Lagorchestes leporides Eastern Hare Wallaby 1900 Campephilus principalis bairdii Cuban Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 1900 Lagostomus crassus Chinchilla 1930 Pseudophilautus dimbullae 1870 Leiocephalus eremitus Navassa Curly-Tailed Lizard 1920 Campsicnemus mirabilis 1950 Pseudophilautus eximius 1835 Leiocephalus herminieri Curly-Tailed Lizard 1880 Camptorhynchus labradorius Labrador Duck 1890 Pseudophilautus extirpo 1915 Canis lupus alces Kenai Peninsula Wolf 1879 Lepidochrysops hypopolia Morant's Blue 1905 Pseudophilautus halyi 1911 Canis lupus beothucus Newfoundland Wolf 1933 Leporillus apicalis White-Tipped Stick-Nest Rat 1932 Pseudophilautus leucorhinus 1948 Canis lupus bernardi Bernard's Wolf 2002 Lipotes vexillifer Baiji Yantze River Dolphin 1880 Pseudophilautus maia 1886 Capra pyrenaica lusitanica Portuguese Ibex 1803 Lophopsittacus mauritianus Broad-Billed Parrot 1901 Pseudophilautus malcolmsmithi 1980 Loriculus philippensischrysonotus Cebu Hanging Parrot 1870 Pseudophilautus nanus 2000 Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica Pyrenean Ibex 1890 Carpodacus ferreorostris Bonin Grosbeak 1953 Macrancyclus linearis 1900 Pseudophilautus nasutus Sharp-Snout Pygmy Tree 1894 Centrobunus braueri 1943 Macropus greyi Toolache Wallaby 1904 Pseudophilautus oxyrhynchus 1880 Cervus canadensis canadensis Eastern Elk 1931 Macrotis leucura Lesser Bilby, Yallara 1858 Pseudophilautus pardus 1950 Chaeropus ecaudatus Pig-Footed Bandicoot 1910 Margatteoidea amoena Cockroach 1907 Pseudophilautus rugatus 2012 abingdonii 1812 Mascarenotus murivorus Leguat's Owl 1906 Pseudophilautus temporalis 1870 Chenonetta finschi Finsch's Duck 1850 Mascarenotus sauzieri Mauritius Owl 1890 Pseudophilautus variabilis Variable Bush Frog 1860 Chloridops kona Kona Grosbeak 1834 Mascarinus mascarin 1907 Pseudophilautus zal 1880 Chlorostilbon bracei Brace's Emerald 1935 Mecodema punctellum Stephens Island Beetle 1930 Pseudophilautus zimmeri Rumassala Shrub Frog 1870 Coenocorypha barrierensis Snipe 1955 Megachile cypricola Cyprus Leafcutter Bee 1810 bensoni Mascarene Grey Parakeet 1964 Coenocorypha iredaleI Snipe 1955 Megadytes ducalis 1880 Psittacula exsul Newton's Parakeet 1910 Coleophora leucochrysella Chestnut Casebearer Moth 1917 Megalagrion jugorum Maui Damselfly 1906 Psittacula wardi 1910 Columba jouyi Siver Crescented Pigeon /Ryukyu Wood Pigeon 1902 desmarestii Desmarest's Pilorie 1870 Pteropus brunneus Percy Island Flying Fox 1890 Columba versicolor Bonin Wood Pigeon 1881 Megalomys luciae St Lucy Giant Rice Rat 1874 Pteropus pilosus Large Palau Flying Fox 1855 Columba vitiensis godmanae Lord Howe Pigeon 1900 Megalurus rufescens Chatham Fernbird 1864 Pteropus subniger Lesser Mascarene Flying Fox 1860 Conilurus albipes White-Footed Rabbit-Rat 1920 Megapodius amissus Viti Levu 1968 Pteropus tokudae Guam Fruit Bat 1953 Conooa haylina Central Valley Grasshopper 1980 Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew 1922 Ptilinopus mercierii Red-Moustached Fruit Dove 1918 Conuropsis carolinensis Carolina Parakeet 1802 Megapodius molistructor Pile-Builder 1990 Pyrocephalus dubius San Cristóbal Flycatcher 1910 Quiscalus palustris Slender-Billed Grackle 1875 Coturnix novaezelandiae New Zealand Quail 1876 Megapodius sp. Raoul Island Scrubfowl 1903 Rattus macleari Maclear's Rat 2000 Craugastor chrysozetetes Mccranie's Robber Frog 1902 Melanoplus spretus Rocky Mountain Locust 1920 Mergus australis New Zealand Merganser 1903 Rattus nativitatis Bulldog Rat 1985 Craugastor escoces 1892 Metazalmoxis ferruginea 1962 Cryptonanus ignitus Red-Bellied Gracile Mouse Opossum 1980 Rhantus novacaledoniae Beetle Nova Calidonia 1904 Microgoura meeki Choiseul Pigeon 1850 Cyanoramphus zealandicus Black-Fronted Parakeet 1985 Rheobatrachus silus Gastric-Brooding Frog 1915 Moho bishopi Bishop's 1840 indica Réunion 1891 Rhodacanthis flaviceps Lesser Koa Finch 1815 Mundia elpenor Ascension Crake 1900 Rhodacanthis palmeri Greater Koa Finch 1805 Cylindraspis peltastes Domed Rodrigues Giant Tortoise 1983 Myiagra freycineti Guam Flycatcher 1945 Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Pink-Headed Duck 1810 Cylindraspis vosmaeri Saddle-Backed Rodrigues Giant Tortoise 1803 Necropsittacus rodricanus Rodrigues Parrot 1911 Rhyncogonus bryani 1980 Cynops wolterstorffi Yunnan Lake Newt 1954 Neomonachus tropicalis Caribbean Monk Seal 1941 Rhyncogonus extraneus 1880 Deloneura immaculata Mbashe River Buff Butterfly 1926 Neotoma anthonyi Anthony's Woodrat 1908 Rhyncogonus vittatus 1850 Diceros bicornis bicornis Southern Black Rhinoceros 1931 Neotoma bunkeri Bunker's Woodrat 1932 Rucervus schomburgki Schomburgk's Deer 2006 Diceros bicornis longipes Western Black Rhinoceros 1950 Neotoma martinensis San Martín Island Woodrat 1914 Sceloglaux albifacies 1909 Dicrogonatus gardineri 1880 Neovison macrodon Sea Mink 1820 Scelotes guentheri Günther's Dwarf Burrowing Skink 1914 Diplaegidia gladiator Passenger Pigeon Mite 1990 Nesillas aldabrana Aldabra Brush Warbler 1910 Drepanis funerea Black Mamo 1900 Scotorhythra megalophylla 1973 Nesoclopeus poeciloptera Bar-Winged Rail 1827 Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus Kangaroo Island 1900 Scotorhythra nesiotes 1808 Nesoenas rodericanus Rodrigues Pigeon 1875 Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis Tasmanian Emu 1900 Scotorhythra paratactis 1930 darwini Darwin's Galapagos Mouse 1908 Sitalcicus gardineri 1822 Dromaius novaehollandiae minor 1934 Indefatigable Galapagos Mouse 1894 Stipax triangulifer 1893 Drosophila lanaiensis 2002 nigricans Bostami 1995 Sus bucculentus Heude's Pig 1961 Dryophthorus distinguendus 1895 Nomada siciliensis Sicily Nomad Bee 2010 Tachybaptus rufolavatus Alaotra Grebe 1953 Dryotribus mimeticus 1896 Notomys amplus Short-Tailed Hopping Mouse 1876 Dusicyon australis Falkland Islands Wolf , Warrah 1855 Tachygyia microlepis Tonga Ground Skink 1901 Notomys longicaudatus Long-Tailed Hopping Mouse 1990 Tadorna cristata Crested Shelduck 1924 Dysmorodrepanis munroi L na'i Hookbill 1843 Notomys macrotis Big-Eared Hopping Mouse 1979 Taudactylus diurnus Mount Glorious Day Frog 2004 Ectodemia castaneae American Chestnut Moth 1846 Notomys mordax Darling Downs Hopping Mouse 1850 Thinornis rossii Islands Shore Plover 1890 Ectodemia phleophaga Phleophagan Chestnut Moth 2010 Numenius tenuirostris Slender-Billed Curlew 1908 Thomasettia seychellana 1914 Ectopistes migratorius Passenger Pigeon 1889 Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris Bonin Nankeen Night Heron 1936 Thylacinus cynocephalus Tasmanian Tiger 2014 Emoia nativitatis Christmas Island Forest Skink 1925 Odynerus radula 1920 Todiramphus miyakoensis Ryukyu Kingfisher 1973 Emperoptera hardyi 1911 Oeobia sp. 1899 Traversia lyalli Lyall's Wren 1973 Emperoptera hawaiiensis 1892 victus St. Vincent Colilargo 1890 Tritocleis microphylla 1900 Emperoptera mirabilis 1970 Omiodes asaphromba 1938 Turdus ravidus Grand Cayman Thrush 1973 Emperoptera zimmermanni 1900 Omiodes epicentra Oahu Swamp Moth 1936 Engytatus phyllostegiae 1920 Turnagra capensis 1911 Omiodes laysanensis 1927 Equus hemionus hemippus Achdari Syrian Wild Ass 1932 Tympanuchus cupido cupido Heath Hen 1956 Onychogalea lunata Crescent Nailtail Wallaby 1878 Equus quagga quagga Quagga 1964 Ursus arctos Mexican Grizzly Bear 1964 Oodemas laysanensis Laysan Weevil 1924 Ursus arctos californicus California Grizzly Bear 1807 Erythromachus leguati Rodrigues Rail 1890 Ophrysia superciliosa Himalayan Quail 1870 Ursus arctos crowtheri Atlas Bear 1880 Eudorcas rufina Red Gazelle 1877 antillarum Jamaican Rice Rat 1950 Vanellus macropterus Javan Lapwing 1850 Fregilupus varius Hoopoe Starling 1897 Oryzomys nelsoni Nelson's Rice Rat 1890 Gallinula nesiotis Tristan Moorhen 1970 longipes Bushwren 1910 Ovis canadensis auduboni Badlands Bighorn 1850 Gallirallus dieffenbachii Dieffenbach's Rail 1970 Zalophus japonicus Japanese Sea Lion 1976 Panthera tigris ssp. Sondaica Javan Tiger 1850 Gallirallus pacificus Pacific Red-Billed Rail 1850 Zoothera terrestris Bonin Thrush 1940 Panthera tigris tigris Caspian Tiger 1983 Zosterops conspicillatus Bridled White-Eye 1945 Gallirallus wakensis Wake Island Rail

*being a list of three hundred selected (and known) from the (many) that have gone extinct due to human activity since the start of the Anthropocene in 1801, listed alphabetically with the year of their loss.