As of February 2011, the IUCN Red List lists a total of 801 animal species having gone extinct during recorded human history, although the vast majority of extinctions are thought to be undocumented.
2011年2月，国际自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录列举了总计801个动物物种在人类历史上绝迹，但绝大多数灭绝得不到记录。