User:Ucucha/Holocene extinctions

Many species of mammals have gone extinct during the Holocene.

Order Didelphimorphia

Family Didelphidae

• Genus Cryptonanus
  • Cryptonanus ignitus

Order Dasyuromorphia

Family Thylacinidae

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

Order Peramelemorphia

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)

Order Diprotodontia

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)

Order Proboscidea

Family Elephantidae

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

Order Sirenia

Family Dugongidae

• Genus Hydrodamalis
  • Hydrodamalis gigas (Bering Sea)

Order Afrosoricida

Family Tenrecidae

• Genus Microgale
  • Microgale macpheei (SE Madagascar)

Order Bibymalagasia

• Genus Plesiorycteropus
  • Plesiorycteropus germainepetterae (Madagascar)
  • Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis (Madagascar)

Order Pilosa

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

Order Eulipotyphla

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)

Order Chiroptera

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)

Order Carnivora

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)

Order Cetartiodactyla

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)

Order Perissodactyla

Family Equidae

• Genus Equus
  • Equus hydruntinus (Portugal; Spain)

Order Lagomorpha

Family Prolagidae

• Genus Prolagus
  • Prolagus sardus (Sardinia, Corsica)

Family Ochotonidae

• Genus Ochotona
  • Ochotona whartoni (North America)

Order Rodentia

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)

Order Primates

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