Extinct Animals 2024 List. Causes of extinction might include an epidemic, extreme. A database documenting the world's recently extinct, missing and rediscovered plants, animals, fungi and all other living things.

An animal is considered extinct when the last remaining member of its species dies out and there is not a single individual left on earth. The number of species at risk for extinction clearly shows that we need to work to conserve and protect currently endangered animals before it’s too late.