List of extinct animals of Canada
- List of extinct animals of Canada
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.
Extinct animals
According to the Species at Risk Act, the following animals are extinct.
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
Birds
* Passenger Pigeon
Fish
* Benthic Hadley Lake Stickleback
* Deepwater Cisco, "Coregonus johannae", 1952
* Lake Ontario Kiyi, "Coregonus kiyi orientalis", 1964
* Limnetic Hadley Lake Stickleback
* Blue Walleye
Arthropods
* Rocky Mountain locust, "Melanoplus spretus", 1902
Mollusks
* Eelgrass limpet, "Lottia alveus"
References
* IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 10 February 2007. 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
External links
* [http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/default_e.cfm Species at Risk Act]
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]
* [http://www.informaction.org/cgi-bin/gPage.pl?menu=menua.txt&main=biodiv_extinct_species.txt Information for Action]
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