Year Last Seen:

1895-1900

Comments:

This species was known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but the last known specimen was taken between 1895 and 1900. It is thought that invasive species are responsible, both through direct predation and habitat modification.

Habitat:

It is likely to have occurred in scrubland …

Year Last Seen:

1850-1900

Comments:

This species was known from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but is now Extinct as a result of hunting and introduced predators. It is known only from the fossil record and two accounts describing recollections of the species. The oldest member of the Moriori Polynesians …

Year Last Seen:

1840

Comments:

This species was found on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but was driven to extinction by the depredations of introduced species. It has not been seen since 1840.

Habitat:

Nothing is known, though it may have inhabited scrub or forest.

Causes:

Its extinction was presumably …