10 Species that completely Extinct from the Earth.

Earth is home of countless species of flora and fauna but climate change and excessive hunting and other factors, a lot of them are getting extinct. 

Here are some of the incredible creatures we've driven to extinction in the last century and a half.

1.The Northern White Rhinoceros

The last two living northern white rhino's in existence happen to both be female as the last male died in March of 2018. Sudan, the 45-year old male was under armed guard at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy when he passed away from old age and an infection.

Cause of Extinction: poaching has decimated this population and loss of habitat also helped drive the rhino to the brink of extinction.

2.The Spix Macaw

Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60-80 range. The bird is also referred to as Little Blue Macaw because they're known for their vibrant blue feathers.

Cause of Extinction: the Spix Macaw went extinct in the wild due to habitat destruction, illegal trapping and trade.

3.The Thylacine

The Thylacine, a carnivore also referred to as the Tasmanian tiger and Tasmanian wolf, was a (mostly) nocturnal marsupial that preyed on rodents and kangaroos.

Cause of Extinction: it is believed that Dingo populations threatened the Thylacine into extinction in addition to over-hunting from humans.

4.The Passenger Pigeon

Estimates say that the passenger pigeon population numbered in the millions—and possibly billions—when the first Europeans began settling in America.

Cause of Extinction: humans hunted the pigeon and consumed it to the point of extinction with the last known bird dying in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.

5.The Quagga

The Quagga was native to South Africa and went extinct in the late 19th century.For a long time, the quagga was thought to be its own species before it was discovered that it was closely related to the Plains Zebra and was, in fact, a subspecies of the zebra.

Cause of Extinction: Humans hunted the quagga to extinction.

6.The Pyrenean Ibex

The Pyrenean Ibex officially went extinct in 2000, before being 'resurrected' nearly a decade later in 2009.Scientists used DNA taken from preserved epidermal samples to create a clone of a female Pyrenean Ibex, which was able to make it through gestation and even birth before dying shortly after of lung deformities.

Cause of Extinction: extensive hunting during the 19th century.

7.The Golden Toad

The golden toad is not the only species to disappear in the past 40 years, but it just might be the brightest.The small toad was last seen in 1989 in a Costa Rican rainforest before being declared extinct in 1994.

Cause of Extinction: pollution, global warming, and chytrid skin infections led to the extinction of this species.

8.Zanzibar Leopard

One of several subspecies of leopard, the Zanzibar leopard made its home on the Zanzibar archipelago of Tanzania. It's still unclear whether this large cat is technically extinct—there are occasional unconfirmed sightings.

Cause of Extinction: the leopard went extinct thanks to the belief that these animals were kept by witches; for this reason, locals aggressively hunted them.

9.Po'ouli

A native of Maui, Hawaii, the Po'ouli, or Black-faced Honeycreeper, was only discovered in the 1970s. The birds inhabited the southwestern slope of Haleakala volcano. But the population declined rapidly, and by 1997 there were only three known Po'ouli left.Efforts to mate the remaining birds failed and the species was formally declared extinct seven years later.

Cause of Extinction: habitat loss, along with disease, predators and a decline in its food source—native tree snails—are all seen as reasons for the bird's demise.

10.Madeiran Large White

The stunning Madeiran Large White butterfly was found in the valleys of the Laurisilva forests on Portugal's Madeira Islands. The butterfly's closest relative, the Large White, is common across Europe, Africa and Asia.

Cause of Extinction: loss of habitat due to construction as well as pollution from agricultural fertilizers are two major causes of the species' decline. While it hasn't been officially declared extinct, the butterfly hasn't been seen for decades.