List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe

List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe

The list of extinct animals in Martinique and Guadeloupe features the animals that have become extinct in the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe. 9 animal extinctions have occurred in Martinique, and 9 animal extinction in Guadeloupe. The Lesser Antillean Macaw ("Ara guadeloupensis") could be found as well in Guadeloupe as in Martinique, which makes a total of 17 recent animal extinction in these two French overseas departments.

Mammals

*Martinique Musk Rat, "Megalomys desmarestii" (1902)

Birds

* Guadeloupe Burrowing Owl, "Speotyto cunicularia guadeloupensis"
* Guadeloupe Parakeet, "Aratinga labati" (18th Century)
* Guadeloupe Parrot, "Amazona violacea" (1779)
* Lesser Antillean Macaw, "Ara guadeloupensis" (1760)
* Martinique House Wren, "Troglodytes aedon martinicensis"
* Martinique Parrot, "Amazona martinicana" (1779)

Reptiles

* Martinique Giant Ameiva, "Ameiva major"
* Martinique Lizard, "Leiocephalus herminieri" (1830s)

Molluscs

* "Ameiva cineracea" (early 20th Century, Guadeloupe)
* "Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis" (Guadeloupe)
* "Incerticyclus cinereus" (Martinique)
* "Incerticyclus martinicensis" (Martinique)
* "Oleacina guadeloupensis" (Guadeloupe)
* "Pleurodonte desidens" (Martinique)

See also

* List of extinct animals of Europe
* List of extinct animals of Réunion

External links

* [http://extinct.petermaas.nl The Extinction Website]
* [http://www.redlist.org IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/home.htm European Union - Nature and Biodiversity]


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