List of extinct animals of Australia


Following is a list of Australian animal extinctions from the arrival of the first European colonists in 1788 until the present. There are 24 birds, 7 frogs, and 27 mammal species or subspecies strongly believed to have become extinct in Australia since European settlement.
Extinctions are recorded under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Several invertebrate species have also been listed as extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ; however, this list is less exhaustive, as invertebrates are more difficult to survey and are less well studied.

Extinct Australian animals: 1788 to present

Birds

Amphibians

The reason for the decline and extinction of these frog species is unclear, decline in frog populations is an international phenomenon. 14 species are listed as critically endangered, and some of these may already be extinct.

Reptiles

Mammals

Possibly extinct mammals

Invertebrates

Several Australian Invertebrates have been listed by the World Conservation Union as having become extinct. The first and only Australian invertebrate species officially listed is the Tasmanian Lake Pedder Earthworm.

Extinct Australian animals pre-European settlement (1788)

Reptiles