Article – Endangered species in Europe: facts and figures (infographic)

Extinct species in Europe

According to IUCN, 36 species have become extinct in Europe as of 2015, including many freshwater fish, several other Coregonus species (a type of salmon), the freshwater mollusc Graecoanatolica macedonica (a small freshwater snail unique to Lake Dojran in Macedonia), and Pensée de Cry, a purple flower.

From the mammals, Aurochs (a type of large wild cattle) and the Sardinian Pika (a cousin of the rabbit) went extinct in the 17th and 18th century respectively.

Further research is needed to assess the situation, in particular of bees, marine mammals and fish.