Extinct mammals in Britian

List of mammals to likely have become extinct in Britian in last 15,000 years

Common name Species Date Cause
Mammoth Mammuthus primigenius 12500 b.p. Climate
Saiga antelope Saiga tatarica 12400 b.p. Climate
Arctic fox Alopex lagopus 12400 b.p. Climate
Lemming Lemmus lemmus 10500 b.p. Climate
Arctic lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus 10500 b.p. Climate
Narrow-headed vole Microtus gregalis 10500 b.p. Climate
Pika Ochotona pusilla
10000 b.p. Climate
Wild horse Equus ferus 9330 b.p. Climate
Giant elk Megaloceros giganteus 9225 b.p. Climate
Reindeer Rangifer tarandus 8300 b.p. Climate
Wolverine Gulo gulo 8000 b.p. Hunting
Northern vole Microtus oeconomus 3500 b.p. Climate
Elk Alces alces 3400 b.p. Hunting
Aurochs Bos primigenius 3250 b.p. Hunting
Lynx Lynx lynx 200 A.D. Hunting
Brown bear Ursus arctos 500 A.D. Hunting
Beaver Castor fiber 1300 A.D. Hunting
Wild boar Sus scrofa 1500 A.D. Hunting
Wolf Canis lupus 1700 A.D. Hunting
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus 1935 A.D. Hunting
Coypu Myocastor coypus 1987 A.D. Hunting

Source: A Short History of the British Mammal Fauna (interesting read)

Alternative list by Wikipedia

  • Arctic fox – c. 10000 BC
  • Arctic lemming – c. 8000 BC
  • Auroch – c. 1000 BC
  • Boar – c. 1500 (reintroduced)
  • Brown Bear – c. 1000 (may be as early as 500 BC)
  • Coypu – 1987 (non-native)
  • Elk – c. 1500 BC
  • European Beaver – c. 1300
  • Irish Elk – c. 6000 BC
  • Lynx – c. 400
  • Greater mouse-eared bat – 1990 (as resident)
  • Muskrat – 1935 (non-native)
  • Narrow-headed vole – c. 8000 BC
  • Root Vole – c. 1500 BC
  • Norway lemming – c. 8000 BC
  • Pika – c. 8000 BC
  • Reindeer – c. 6000 BC (reintroduced)
  • Saiga Antelope – c. 10000 BC
  • Wild horse – c. 7000 BC
  • Wolf – c. 1700
  • Wolverine – c. 6000 BC
  • Woolly Mammoth – c. 10000 BC
  • Woolly Rhinoceros –

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