Special Report
The World's Rarest and Possibly Extinct Animals
June 22, 2018 4:00 pm
Last Updated: January 11, 2020 10:01 pm
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16. Adriatic Sturgeon
Scientific name: Acipenser naccarii
Date last recorded in wild: N/A
Geographic region: Albania; Croatia; Greece; Italy; Montenegro; Serbia
Threats: Overfishing, dam creation
Source: © 2010 Sean Michael Rovito
17. Green-flecked Salamander
Scientific name: Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh
Date last recorded in wild: 1960s
Geographic region: Mexico
Threats: Logging, agriculture expansion
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18. Malabar Civet
Scientific name: Viverra civettina
Date last recorded in wild: N/A
Geographic region: Southern India
Threats: Habitat loss
Source: Olivier Lejade / Wikimedia Commons
19. Bouvier’s Red Colobus
Scientific name: Piliocolobus bouvieri
Date last recorded in wild: 1970s
Geographic region: Congo
Threats: Hunting, habitat loss
Source: SULA VANDERPLANK, SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
20. San Quintin Kangaroo Rat
Scientific name: Dipodomys gravipes
Date last recorded in wild: 1986
Geographic region: Mexico
Threats: Habitat loss
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