Extinct Species
These
are some of the plants and animals that were once part of our flora and
fauna in this region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio, Wisconsin), but are now extinct. THEY NO LONGER EXIST ON EARTH
MAMMALS
Eastern
Elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis)
Formerly found in: United States east of Great Plains
Extinct in 1880
BIRDS
Carolina
parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis carolinensis)
Formerly found in: Southeastern United States
Extinct about 1920
Heath
Hen
(Tympanuchus cupido cupido)
Formerly found in: Eastern United States
Extinct in 1932
Passenger
Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
Formerly found in: Central and eastern North America
Extinct in 1914
FISHES
Blackfin cisco
(Coregonus
nigripinnis)
Formerly found in: Lakes Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior
Extinct in 1960s
Blue
pike
(Stizostedion
vitreum glacum)
Formerly found in: Lakes Erie and Ontario
Declared extinct in 1983
Deepwater
cisco
(Coregonus
johannae)
Formerly found in: Lakes Huron and Michigan
Extinct in 1960s
Harelip
sucker
(Lagochila
lacera)
Found in a few clear streams of the upper Mississippi Valley; Scioto River
in Ohio; Tennesse River in Georgia; White River in Arkansas; Lake Erie
drainage, Blanchard and Auglaize Rivers in northwestern Ohio
Not seen since 1900
Longjaw
cisco
(Coregonus
alpenae)
Formerly found in: Lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan
Declared extinct in 1983
Shortnose
cisco
(Coregonus
reighardi)
Formerly found in: Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Ontario
No individuals collected since 1985
CLAMS
Leafshell
(Epioblasma
flexuosa)
Formerly found in: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee
Has not been found alive in over 75 years and since 1988 has been considered
extinct
Round
combshell
(Epioblasma
personata)
Formerly found in: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
Has not been found alive in over 75 years and since 1988 has been considered
extinct
Sampson's
pearlymussel (Wabash riffleshell)
Epioblasma
sampsonii
Formerly found in: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Declared extinct in 1984
Scioto
pigtoe
(Pleurobema
bournianum)
Formerly found in: Ohio
Tennessee
riffleshell
(Epioblasma propinqua)
Formerly found in: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee
Has not been found alive in over 75 years and since 1988 has been considered
extinct
PLANTS
Bigleaf scurfpea
(Orbexilum
macrophyllum)
Formerly found in: Indiana and Kentucky
Thismia
americana (no
common name)
Found in Illinois
Last seen in 1916; declared extinct in 1995
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