List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene

This is a list of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years Before Present and continues to the present day. This epoch equates with the latter third of the Haweran Stage of the Wanganui epoch in the New Zealand geologic time scale.

Mammals (class Mammalia)

Bats (order Chiroptera) New Zealand short-tailed bats (family Mystacinidae) Possibly extinct Carnivorans (order Carnivora) Eared seals (family Otariidae) Earless seals (family Phocidae) Locally extinct == Birds (class Aves) ==

Birds (class Aves)

Moa (order Dinornithiformes) Giant moa (family Dinornithidae) Lesser moa (family Emeidae) Upland moa (family Megalapterygidae) Kiwi (order Apterygiformes) Kiwi (family Apterygidae) Landfowl (order Galliformes) Megapodes (family Megapodidae) Pheasants and allies (family Phasianidae) Waterfowl (order Anseriformes) Ducks, geese, and swans (family Anatidae) Owlet-nightjars (order Aegotheliformes) Owlet-nightjars (family Aegothelidae) Pigeons and doves (order Columbiformes) Pigeons and doves (family Columbidae) Rails and cranes (order Gruiformes) Adzebills (family Aptornithidae) Rails (family Rallidae) Shorebirds (order Charadriiformes) Sandpipers (family Scolopacidae) Albatrosses and petrels (order Procellariiformes) Petrels and shearwaters (family Procellariidae) Penguins (order Sphenisciformes) Penguins (family Spheniscidae) Boobies, cormorants, and allies (order Suliformes) Cormorants and shags (family Phalacrocoracidae) Pelicans, herons, and ibises (order Pelecaniformes) Herons (family Ardeidae) Hawks and relatives (order Accipitriformes) Hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures (family Accipitridae) Owls (order Strigiformes) True owls (family Strigidae) Parrots (order Psittaciformes) Kea and kākā (family Nestoridae) Old World parrots (family Psittaculidae) Perching birds (order Passeriformes) New Zealand wrens (family Acanthisittidae) Honeyeaters (family Meliphagidae) Old World orioles (family Oriolidae) Crows and relatives (family Corvidae) New Zealand wattlebirds (family Callaeidae) Possibly extinct, New Zealand wattlebirds (family Callaeidae) Grassbirds and allies (family Locustellidae) Australasian robins (family Petroicidae) Extinct in the wild == Reptiles (class Reptilia) ==

Reptiles (class Reptilia)

=== Squamates (order Squamata) === ==== Australia-New Zealand geckos (family Diplodactylidae) ==== Locally extinct Note. Skinks (family Scincidae) Locally extinct == Amphibians (class Amphibia) ==

Amphibians (class Amphibia)

Toads and frogs (order Anura) New Zealand primitive frogs (family Leiopelmatidae) == Ray-finned fish (class Actinopterygii) ==

Ray-finned fish (class Actinopterygii)

Smelts (order Osmeriformes) Australia-New Zealand smelts and graylings (family Retropinnidae) == Insects (class Insecta) ==

Insects (class Insecta)

Beetles (order Coleoptera) Ground beetles (family Carabidae) Weevils (family Curculionidae) Bark lice, book lice, and parasitic lice (order Psocodea) Bird chewing lice (family Philopteridae) == Clitellates (class Clitellata) ==

Clitellates (class Clitellata)

Order Opisthopora Family Megascolecidae == Plants (kingdom Plantae) ==

Plants (kingdom Plantae)

Order Brassicales Mustards (family Brassicaceae) Order Santalales Showy mistletoes (family Loranthaceae) Order Caryophyllales Carnations (family Caryophyllaceae) Order Gentianales Family Loganiaceae Order Boraginales Borages and forget-me-nots (family Boraginaceae) == See also ==

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