Extinct animals of Holland

Extinct Mammals of Holland

  • Alces alces alces – European Elk (1025)
  • Barbastellus barbastellus – Barbastelle Bat
  • Bos primigenius primigenius – Aurochs (400 AD)
  • Canis lupus lupus – Gray Wolf (1897)
  • Equus ferus – Tarpan
  • Eschrichtuis robustus – Gray Whale (340 BC)
  • Eubalaena glacialis – North Atlantic Right Whale (end Middle Ages)
  • Lynx lynx lynx – Eurasian lynx (Roman period)
  • Mustela lutreola – European Mink (1887)
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum – Greater horseshoe bat (1974)
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros – Lesser Horseshoe Bat (1983)
  • Tursiops truncatus – Bottlenose Dolphin (1932)
  • Ursus arctos arctos – Brown Bear (11th century)

Extinct Birds of Holland

  • Burhinus oedicnemus oedicnemus – Stone Curlew (1957)
  • Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax – Black-crowned Night-heron
  • Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica – Gull-billed Tern (1958)
  • Pinguinus impennis – Great Auk
  • Tringa glareola – Wood Sandpiper (1939)

Source: wikipedia