A species that goes by the name Pinta Island tortoise, it was officially assessed and declared extinct in 2015. As one of the more well-known extinctions in recent memory, this species has the distinction.
Discovered in Maui, Hawaii's woods, the poʻouli bird was proclaimed extinct in 1973, long after its existence was doubted.
The Chiriqui Harlequin Frog lived in Panama and Costa Rica, but became extinct in 2019.
The Chinese paddlefish, found in China's Yangtze River, went extinct in 2019.
In Australia, the Mountain Mist Frog and the Sharp-Snouted Day Frog used to coexist before their extinction in 2021.
2019 saw the extinction of the Golden Toad in the region north of Monteverde, Costa Rica.
In higher altitudes, marshes and woodlands were home to the Mountain Mist Frog, which went extinct in 2021.