- Dodo bird: This flightless bird was native to the island of Mauritius and was hunted to extinction by humans in the 17th century.
- Passenger pigeon: Once abundant in North America, this bird was hunted to extinction in the 19th century due to overhunting and habitat loss.
- Tasmanian tiger: Also known as the thylacine, this carnivorous marsupial was native to Tasmania and became extinct in the 20th century due to hunting and habitat destruction.
- Great auk: A flightless bird that inhabited the North Atlantic, the great auk was hunted to extinction in the 19th century for its feathers and meat.
- Western black rhinoceros: Declared extinct in 2011, the western black rhinoceros was a subspecies of black rhinoceros that was native to West Africa and fell victim to poaching and habitat loss.
- Baiji: Also known as the Yangtze river dolphin, the baiji was a freshwater dolphin that inhabited the Yangtze River in China. It was declared functionally extinct in 2006 due to habitat loss and human activities such as overfishing and pollution.