This is a list of European species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day.

This list includes the European continent and its surrounding islands. All large islands in the Mediterranean Sea are included except for Cyprus, which is in the List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene. The recently extinct animals of the Macaronesian islands in the North Atlantic are listed separately. 

Overseas territories, departments, and constituent countries of European countries are not included here; they are found on the lists pertaining to their respective regions. For example, French Polynesia is grouped with Oceania, Martinique is grouped with the West Indies, and Réunion is grouped with Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands.

Many extinction dates are unknown due to a lack of relevant information.

Mammals

Undated

Prehistoric

Recent

Local

Birds

Reptiles

Locally extinct

Amphibians

Locally extinct

Fish

Extinct in the wild

Insects

Locally extinct in Britain

Beetles 

 Agonum sahlbergi (ground beetle) – 1914
 Platycerus caraboides (blue stag beetle) – 19th century
 Graphoderus bilineatus (water beetle) – 1906
 Harpalus honestus (ground beetle) – 1905
 Copris lunaris (horned dung beetle) – 1974
 Ochthebius aeneus (water beetle) – 1913
 Platydema violaceum (tenebrionid) – 1957
 Rhantus aberratus (water beetle) – 1904
 Scybalicus oblongiusculus (ground beetle) – 1926
 Teretrius fabricii (histerid) – 1907

Bees, wasps and ants 

 Andrena polita (mining bee) – 1934
 Bombus pomorum (apple bumblebee) – 1864
 Bombus cullumanus (Cullum's bumblebee) – 1941
 Eucera tuberculata (mining bee) – 1941
 Halictus maculatus (mining bee) – 1930
 Mellinus crabroneus (digger wasp) – c. 1950
 Odynerus reniformis (mason wasp) – 1915
 Odynerus simillimus (mason wasp) – 1905
 Bombus subterraneus (short-haired bumblebee) – 1989

Flies 

 Poecilobothrus majesticus – after 1907

Butterflies and moths 
General reference: Waring et al., 2009.

 Aporia crataegi, black-veined white – 1925
 Borkhausenia minutella – 1950
 Lithophane furcifera, conformist (moth) –
 Euclemensia woodiella (moth) – 1829
 Flame brocade (moth) – 1919
 Frosted yellow (moth) – 1914
 Gypsy moth – 1907; reappeared 1995
 Isle of Wight wave (moth) – 1931
 Large copper – 1865
 Large tortoiseshell - 1960s (recolonising from 2019)
 Many-lined (moth) – 1875
 Mazarine blue – 1906
 Orache moth – 1915
 Reed tussock (moth) – 1875
 Scarce black arches (moth) – 1898 (transitory resident)
 Speckled beauty (moth) – 1898
 Union rustic (moth) – 1919
 Viper's bugloss (moth) – 1969

Dragonflies and damselflies 

 Norfolk damselfly – 1957
 Orange-spotted emerald (dragonfly) – 1957

Caddisflies 

 Hydropsyche bulgaromanorum (caddis fly) – 1926
 Hydropsyche exocellata (caddis fly) – 1901

Cicada 

 Cicadetta montana (New Forest cicada) – not seen in Britain since 2000.

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
 Lithostege griseata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
 Xylocopa valga Gerstaecker, 1872

Locally extinct in the Netherlands

Butterflies 

 Aporia crataegi
 Argynnis paphia
 Boloria euphrosyne
 Brenthis ino
 Coenonympha hero
 Cupido minimus minimus
 Euphydryas aurinia aurinia
 Lycaena hippothoe hippothoe
 Melitaea diamina
 Nymphalis antiopa
 Phengaris arion
 Phengaris nausithous
 Phengaris teleius
 Plebeius idas idas
 Polyommatus semiargus semiargus
 Thymelicus acteon acteon
 Spialia sertorius sertorius

Damselflies 

 Nehalennia speciosa

Bees 

 Ammobates punctatus
 Andrena curvungula
 Andrena marginata
 Andrena nitidiuscula
 Andrena pandellei
 Andrena schencki
 Andrena thoracica
 Anthidium byssinum
 Anthophora aestivalis
 Anthophora bimaculata
 Anthophora borealis
 Anthophora plagiata
 Biastes truncatus
 Bombus confusus
 Bombus cullumanus
 Bombus pomorum
 Bombus subterraneus
 Coelioxys alata
 Dufourea minuta
 Halictus eurygnathus
 Halictus quadricinctus
 Lasioglossum laeve
 Lasioglossum laevigatum
 Nomada argentata
 Nomada furva
 Nomada mutabilis
 Nomada obtusifrons
 Nomada piccioliana
 Nomada rhenana
 Nomada roberjeotiana
 Osmia anthocopoides
 Osmia papaveris
 Osmia xanthomela
 Rophites quinquespinosus
 Thyreus orbatus

Pond damselflies 

 Holocentropus insignis
 Hydroptila cornuta
 Hydroptila dampfi
 Ithytrichia lamellaris
 Micrasemodes minimus
 Oligoplectrum maculatum
 Sericostoma flavicorne
 Setodes viridis
 Silo piceus

Grasshoppers and crickets 

 Locusta migratoria
 Psophus stridulus

Stoneflies 

 Euleuctra geniculata
 Isogenus nubecula
 Isoperla grammatica
 Isoptena serricornis
 Leuctra fusca
 Marthamea selysii
 Protonemura nitida
 Taeniopteryx nebulosa
 Xanthoperla apicalis

Mayflies 

 Ametropus fragilis
 Choroterpes picteti
 Ecdyonurus affinis
 Ecdyonurus dispar
 Habroleptoides modesta
 Habrophlebia lauta
 Heptagenia coerulans
 Isonychia ignota
 Oligoneuriella rhenana
 Palingenia longicauda
 Potamanthus luteus
 Siphlonurus aestivalis
 Siphlonurus alternatus
 Siphlonurus lacustris

Locally extinct in Sweden 

 Blotchy mustard pyralid moth, Evergestis frumentalis (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Cattle warble fly, Hypoderma lineatum (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Centaury plume moth, Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Sweden – 2005 AD)
 Dry-fungus beetle, Dacne rufifrons (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Emerald leaf beetle, Smaragdina salicina (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Eurasian white admiral, Limenitis camilla (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Everlasting tortrix moth, Eupoecilia cebrana (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Flax fruitborer, Cochylis epilinana (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Flowering rush weevil, Bagous nodulosus (Sweden – 2005 AD)
 Gack owlet moth, Trichosea ludifica (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Green-white tuft moth, Nycteola svecica (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Gyllenhaal beetle, Gyrophaena nitidula (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Herbst beetle, Acritus minutus (Sweden / Norway – 2000 AD)
 Koch leaf beetle, Psylliodes attenuata (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Large ranunculus, Polymixis flavicincta (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Mediterranean spider wasp, Entomobora crassitarsis (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Müller shield mayfly, Prosopistoma pennigerum (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Oak pinhole borer, Platypus cylindrus (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Orange upperwing, Jodia croceago (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Ox warble fly, Hypoderma bovis (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Pygmy sorrel moth, Enteucha acetosae (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Reddish buff, Acosmetia caliginosa (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Sand sack moth, Coleophora onobrychiella (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Scarce wormwood, Cucullia artemisiae (Sweden – 2010 AD)
 Silver-banded ghost moth, Gazoryctra ganna (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Small yellow underwing, Panemeria tenebrata (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Smaller sack moth, Coleophora colutella (Sweden – 2005 AD)
 Spotted stoneseed moth, Ethmia dodecea (Sweden – 2010 AD)
 Stephens beetle, Philonthus rufipes (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Straw conch, Cochylimorpha straminea (Sweden – 2010 AD)
 Sterling owlet moth, Lamprotes caureum (Sweden – 2010 AD)
 Tapestry moth, Trichophaga tapetzella (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Triple-spotted clay, Xestia ditrapezium (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 Waterhouse beetle, Heterota plumbea (Sweden – 2000 AD)
 White geometer moth, Lithostege farinata (Sweden – 2010 AD)
 Yellow-spotted ant-like leaf beetle, Phytobaenus amabilis (Sweden – 2000 AD)

Arachnids

Locally extinct in Britain 

 Gibbaranea bituberculata — 1954
 Hypsosinga heri — 1912
 Mastigusa arietina — 1926

Sea anemones

Crustaceans

Locally extinct in Britain 

 Artemia salina (brine shrimp) – after 1758

Molluscs

Land snails 

 Fruticicola fruticum
 Cernuella neglecta

Molluscs

Locally extinct in the Netherlands 

 Pisidium tenuilineatum
 Rissoa membranacea
 Spermodea lamellata
 Unio crassus – thick shelled river mussel (1968)

Locally extinct in Sweden

Gastropods 

 Marsh grass snail, Vallonia enniensis (Sweden – 2000 AD)

Cnidarians

Locally extinct in Sweden

Corals 

 Broch coral, Muriceides kuekenthali (Sweden – 2010 AD)

Flowering plants

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Trapa natans L. (water caltrop)
 Aldrovanda vesiculosa L.
 Rubus arcticus L.
 Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.
 Pedicularis kaufmannii Pinzger
 Groenlandia densa (L.) Fourr.
 Hypericum humifusum L. (trailing St.John's-wort)
 Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl.
 Gladiolus palustris Gaudin (marsh gladiolus)
 Aphanes arvensis L. (parsley piert)
 Hydrocotyle vulgaris L. (marsh pennywort)
 Pycreus flavescens (L.) P. Beauv. ex Rchb.
 Carex rhizina Blytt ex Lindblom

Restored in Lithuania 

 Laserpitium latifolium L.
 Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb.
 Perennial honesty (Lunaria rediviva L.)
 Ramsons (Allium ursinum L.)
 Poa remota Forselles
 Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
 Centunculus minimus L.
 Peplis portula L.
 Arctium nemorosum Lej.
 Cyperus fuscus L.

Pinophyta

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Taxus baccata L.

Pteridophyta

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Salvinia natans (L.) All.

Restored in Lithuania 

 Northern firmoss (Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Martius)

Moss

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Bartramia ithyphylla Brid.

Algae

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Chara braunii Gmel.
 Nitella batrachosperma (Reichenb.) A. Braun
 Nitella hyalina (DC.) C. Agardh
 Nitella tenuissima (Desv.) Kütz.
 Nitella translucens (Pers.) C. Agardh

Fungus

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Conocybe intrusa (Peck) Sing.
 Microstoma protracta (Fr.) Kanouse
 Laricifomes officinalis (Vill.: Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar
 Coprinus dunarum Stoll.
 Phallus hadriani Vent.: Pers.
 Dictyophora duplicata (Bosc) Fischer
 Sarcosoma globosum (Schmidel: Fr.) Casp.

Lichen

Locally extinct in Lithuania 

 Arctoparmelia centrifuga (L.) Hale
 Hypogymnia vittata (Ach.) Parrique
 Solorina spongiosa (Ach.) Anzi
 Usnea glabrata (Ach.) Vain.
 Usnea lapponica Vain.
 Usnea scabrata Nyl.
 Anaptychia runcinata (With.) J. R. Laundon
 Calicium quercinum Pers.
 Chaenotheca hispidula (Ach.) Zahlbr.
 Nephroma resupinatum (L.) Ach.
 Cladonia turgida Hoffm.
 Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd.
 Peltigera venosa (L.) Hoffm.
 Peltigera degenii Gyeln.
 Punctelia subrudecta (Nyl.) Krog
 Usnea florida (L.) Weber ex F. H. Wigg.

See also 
 List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene
 Holocene extinction
 Lists of extinct species
 List of extinct bird species since 1500
 Extinct in the wild
 Lazarus taxon

Notes

References

External links 
 The Extinction Website
 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 European Union - Nature and Biodiversity

Europe
 
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