Recently Extinct Animals 2025 Recent. Explore a list of 100 animals that have recently become extinct, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and invertebrates. But with over 163,000 species on the iucn red list of threatened species, over 45,000 of which are at risk of extinction (as of august 2025), news of new animal and plant species being discovered can feel few and far.

2025’s endangered species include amur leopard, vaquita, javan rhino, sumatran orangutan, and northern white rhino. But with over 163,000 species on the iucn red list of threatened species, over 45,000 of which are at risk of extinction (as of august 2025), news of new animal and plant species being discovered can feel few and far.