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Many species of mammals have gone extinct during the Holocene.
Order Didelphimorphia
[edit]Family Didelphidae
[edit]Order Dasyuromorphia
[edit]Family Thylacinidae
[edit]- Genus Thylacinus
- Thylacinus cynocephalus (Australia)
- Thylacinus sp.
Order Peramelemorphia
[edit]Family Chaeropodidae
[edit]- Genus Chaeropus
- Chaeropus ecaudatus (Australia)
Family Thylacomyidae
[edit]- Genus Macrotis
- Macrotis leucura (Australia)
Family Peramelidae
[edit]- Genus Perameles
- Perameles eremiana (Australia)
- Genus Peroryctes
- Cf. Peroryctes sp. nov. (Aru Islands)
- Gen. nov.
- Gen. nov., sp. nov. (Halmahera)
Order Diprotodontia
[edit]Family Pseudocheiridae
[edit]- Genus Petauroides
- Petauroides ayamaruensis (NW New Guinea)
Family Petauridae
[edit]- Genus Dactylopsila
- Dactylopsila kambuayai (NW New Guinea)
Family Potoroidae
[edit]- Genus Bettongia
- Bettongia pusilla (Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia)
- Genus Caloprymnus
- Caloprymnus campestris (C Australia)
- Genus Potorous
- Potorous platyops (SW Western Australia)
Family Macropodidae
[edit]- 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
[edit]Family Elephantidae
[edit]- Genus Elephas
- Elephas cypriotes (Cyprus)
- Genus Mammuthus
- Mammuthus primigenius (Wrangel, St. Paul, Siberia)
Order Sirenia
[edit]Family Dugongidae
[edit]- Genus Hydrodamalis
- Hydrodamalis gigas (Bering Sea)
Order Afrosoricida
[edit]Family Tenrecidae
[edit]- Genus Microgale
- Microgale macpheei (SE Madagascar)
Order Bibymalagasia
[edit]- Genus Plesiorycteropus
- Plesiorycteropus germainepetterae (Madagascar)
- Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis (Madagascar)
Order Pilosa
[edit]Family Megalonychidae
[edit]- Genus Acratocnus
- Acratocnus antillensis (Cuba)
- Acratocnus odontrigonus (Puerto Rico)
- Acratocnus simorhynchus (Hispaniola)
- Acratocnus ye (Puerto Rico)
- Genus Galerocnus
- 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
- Genus Parocnus
- Parocnus browni (Cuba)
- Parocnus serus (Hispaniola)
- [Genus Paulocnus
Order Eulipotyphla
[edit]Family Nesophontidae
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Genus Solenodon
- Solenodon arredondoi (Cuba)
- Solenodon marcanoi (Hispaniola)
Family Soricidae
[edit]- Genus Asoriculus
- Asoriculus corsicanus (Corsica)
- Asoriculus hidalgo (Baleares)
- Asoriculus similis (Sardinia)
- Genus Crocidura
- Crocidura balsamifera (Egypt)
Order Chiroptera
[edit]Family Pteropodidae
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Genus Hipposideros
- Hipposideros besaoka (NW Madagascar)
- Genus Triaenops
- Triaenops goodmani (NW Madagascar)
Family Phyllostomidae
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Genus Mormoops
- Mormoops magna (Cuba)
- Genus Pteronotus
- Pteronotus pristinus (Cuba)
- Pteronotus sp. nov. (Hispaniola)
Family Vespertilionidae
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Genus Boryptera
- Boryptera alba (Réunion)
Order Carnivora
[edit]Family Eupleridae
[edit]- Genus Cryptoprocta
- Cryptoprocta spelea (Madagascar)
Family Canidae
[edit]- Genus Dusicyon
- Dusicyon australis (Falkland Islands)
- Dusicyon avus (Argentina)
Family Phocidae
[edit]- Genus Monachus
- Monachus tropicalis (Caribbean)
Family Otariidae
[edit]- Genus Zalophus
- Zalophus japonicus (Sea of Japan)
Order Cetartiodactyla
[edit]Family Hippopotamidae
[edit]- Genus Hippopotamus
- Hippopotamus laloumena (Madagascar)
- Hippopotamus lemerlei (Madagascar)
- Hippopotamus madagascariensis (Madagascar)
- Genus Phanourios
- Phanourios minor (Cyprus)
Family Bovidae
[edit]- Genus Antidorcas
- Antidorcas bondi (South Africa)
- Genus Bison
- Bison priscus (Siberia)
- Genus Eudorcas
- Eudorcas rufina (Algeria)
Family Cervidae
[edit]- Genus Megalocerus
- Megalocerus giganteus (Siberia)
- Genus Praemegaceros
- Praemegaceros cazoti (Corsica; Sardinia)
- Genus Rucervus
- Rucervus schomburgki (Thailand)
Order Perissodactyla
[edit]Family Equidae
[edit]- Genus Equus
- Equus hydruntinus (Portugal; Spain)
Order Lagomorpha
[edit]Family Prolagidae
[edit]- Genus Prolagus
- Prolagus sardus (Sardinia, Corsica)
Family Ochotonidae
[edit]- Genus Ochotona
- Ochotona whartoni (North America)
Order Rodentia
[edit]Family uncertain
[edit]Family Capromyidae
[edit]Family Echimyidae
[edit]- Genus Dicolpomys
- Dicolpomys fossor (S Brazil)
Family Nesomyidae
[edit]- Genus Brachytarsomys
- Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis (NW Madagascar)
- Genus Hypogeomys
- Hypogeomys australis (SE Madagascar)
- Genus Nesomys
- Nesomys narindaensis (NW Madagascar)
Family Cricetidae
[edit]- 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 Muridae
[edit]Order Primates
[edit]Family Daubentoniidae
[edit]- Genus Daubentonia
- Daubentonia robusta (Madagascar)
Family Lemuridae
[edit]- Genus Pachylemur
- Pachylemur insignis (Madagascar)
- Pachylemur jullyi (Madagascar)
Family Megaladapidae
[edit]- Genus Megaladapis
- Megaladapis edwardsi (Madagascar)
- Megaladapis grandidieri (Madagascar)
- Megaladapis madagascariensis (Madagascar)
Family Archaeolemuridae
[edit]- Genus Archaeolemur
- Archaeolemur edwardsi (Madagascar)
- Archaeolemur majori (Madagascar)
- Genus Hadropithecus
- Hadropithecus stenognathus (Madagascar)
Family Palaeopropithecidae
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Genus Antillothrix
- Antillothrix bernensis (Hispaniola)
- Genus Paralouatta
- Paralouatta varonai (Cuba)
- Genus Xenothrix
- Xenothrix mcgregori (Jamaica)
Family Atelidae
[edit]- Genus Caipora
- Caipora bambuiorum (Bahia)
- Genus Protopithecus
- Protopithecus brasiliensis (Brazil)
Literature cited
[edit]- Turvey, S.T. 2009. Holocene Extinctions. Oxford University Press US, 359 pp. ISBN 9780199535095