{
 "rows": [
  {
   "sp": "Acaena exigua",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5371196), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Acaena exigua",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 2000,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5371196,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Acaena exigua A.Gray",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5371196), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Achyranthes atollensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3085167), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Achyranthes atollensis",
    "group": "Plant - Trees & Shrubs",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1964,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3085167,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Achyranthes atollensis H.St.John",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3085167), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Amaranthus brownii",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5384352), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Amaranthus brownii",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1983,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5384352,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Amaranthus brownii Christoph. & Caum",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5384352), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Ameles fasciipennis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5048703), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Ameles fasciipennis",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Italy",
    "last": 1871,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5048703,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Ameles fasciipennis Kaltenbach, 1963",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5048703), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Amphiglossus mandady",
   "why": "= Brachyseps mandady, also on this list; both Madagascar, both last recorded 1999",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Amphiglossus spilostichus",
   "why": "= Brachyseps spilostichus, also on this list; both Madagascar, both 1996",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Amphiglossus stylus",
   "why": "= Flexiseps stylus, also on this list; IUCN sis_id 172754 lists it as a synonym",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Anemone virginiana",
   "why": "thimbleweed, 21,986 GBIF records, observed 2026, not in the IUCN index",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Angraecopsis dolabriformis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2804526), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Angraecopsis dolabriformis",
    "group": "Plant - Orchids",
    "country": "São Tomé",
    "last": 1892,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2804526,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Angraecopsis dolabriformis (Rolfe) Schltr.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2804526), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Angraecum astroarche",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2833787), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Angraecum astroarche",
    "group": "Plant - Orchids",
    "country": "São Tomé",
    "last": 1888,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2833787,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Angraecum astroarche Ridl.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2833787), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Aquilegia micrantha",
   "why": "the row means var. mancosana, one cavern in Colorado, presumed extinct and observed again at the original site; the binomial is a widespread living columbine. The page's unit is the species",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357061231; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357061141; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/358148612"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Argyroxiphium virescens",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3118116), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Argyroxiphium virescens",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1996,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3118116,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3118116), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Argythamnia humilis",
   "why": "a common Texas species; the row's entity (a variety, or a state record sharing the 1996 date with two sibling rows) could not be resolved, and none of its varieties is critically ranked",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339617202; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339085910; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337823969"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Astragalus americanus",
   "why": "widespread across boreal Canada; NatureServe ranks it state-historic in Colorado and the 1862 date fits an early Colorado collection. A state-level record published with global scope",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/369925379; Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/375131663; Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380831902"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Astragalus robbinsii",
   "why": "the row means var. robbinsii, one station on the Winooski River, Vermont, ranked presumed extinct; the other varieties are widespread and alive. The page's unit is the species",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363869393; Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363867345; Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363108796"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Atriplex halimus",
   "why": "indigenous and very common in Malta today and Least Concern globally; the 1875 entity behind 'Gussone's Maltese Sea Orache' could not be identified after three search routes",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "France human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333173410; Portugal human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333557474; Portugal human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334085335"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Barbodes pachycheilus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 7684154), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Barbodes pachycheilus",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "Philippines",
    "last": 1921,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 7684154,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Barbodes pachycheilus (Herre, 1924)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 7684154), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Belgrandiella boetersi",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4560466), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Belgrandiella boetersi",
    "group": "Gastropod molluscs (snails and slugs)",
    "country": "Austria",
    "last": null,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 4560466,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Belgrandiella boetersi P. Reischütz & Falkner, 1998",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4560466), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Blutaparon rigidum",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3674721), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Blutaparon rigidum",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "Ecuador",
    "last": 1906,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3674721,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "SYNONYM",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Blutaparon rigidum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Mears",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3674721), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Bradycellus chavesi",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 7546630), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Bradycellus chavesi",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Azores",
    "last": 1919,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 7546630,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Bradycellus chavesi Alluaud, 1919",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 7546630), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Brunoniella neocaledonica",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3777978), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Brunoniella neocaledonica",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "New Caledonia",
    "last": 1968,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3777978,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Brunoniella neocaledonica (Heine) Moylan",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3777978), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Brycon acuminatus",
   "why": "= Brycon insignis, also on this list; IUCN sis_id 186847 lists it as a synonym",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Calathus extensicollis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5755300), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Calathus extensicollis",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Azores",
    "last": 1859,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5755300,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Calathus extensicollis Putzeys, 1863",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5755300), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Calathus vicenteorum",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5755306), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Calathus vicenteorum",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Azores",
    "last": 1957,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5755306,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Calathus vicenteorum Schatzmayr, 1939",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5755306), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cambarellus alvarezi",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2227430), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cambarellus alvarezi",
    "group": "Crustacean",
    "country": "Mexico",
    "last": 1952,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2227430,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cambarellus alvarezi Villalobos, 1952",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2227430), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cambarellus chihuahuae",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2227431), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cambarellus chihuahuae",
    "group": "Crustacean",
    "country": "Mexico",
    "last": 1980,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2227431,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cambarellus chihuahuae Hobbs, 1980",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2227431), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Campanula aparinoides",
   "why": "common across New England; the lost story that fits is the Colorado population, presumed extirpated and found again in 2018 at Sandstone Ranch. A state-level record with global scope",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279448205; Canada human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283833173; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292429243"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Clermontia multiflora",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5407755), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Clermontia multiflora",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1870,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5407755,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Clermontia multiflora Hillebr.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5407755), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Clethra arborea",
   "why": "Madeira lily-of-the-valley tree, Least Concern, 1,643 GBIF records, observed 2026",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Conus lugubris",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5728364), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Conus lugubris",
    "group": "Gastropod molluscs (snails and slugs)",
    "country": "Cape Verde",
    "last": 1985,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5728364,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Conus lugubris Reeve, 1849",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5728364), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Crassula aquatica",
   "why": "widespread across North America; the row fits the Colorado state-historic pattern of its sibling rows and no critical rank exists anywhere for the species",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/369903551; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343256126; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343870919"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cryptoblepharus egeriae",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct in the Wild; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD for the exact name match (usage 2463625), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cryptoblepharus egeriae",
    "group": "Reptile",
    "country": "Indomalay",
    "last": 2010,
    "rl_2026": "EW",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2463625,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD",
    "iucn_name": "Cryptoblepharus egeriae (Boulenger, 1888)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct in the Wild; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD for the exact name match (usage 2463625), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea arborea",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412167), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea arborea",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1928,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412167,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea arborea Hillebr.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412167), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea comata",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412323), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea comata",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1870,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412323,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea comata Hillebr.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412323), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea cylindrocalyx",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412233), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea cylindrocalyx",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1909,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412233,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea cylindrocalyx (Gaudich.) Lammers, Givnish & Sytsma",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412233), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea dolichopoda",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412327), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea dolichopoda",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1992,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412327,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea dolichopoda Lammers & Lorence",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412327), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea eleeleensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412149), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea eleeleensis",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1970,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412149,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea eleeleensis (H.St.John) Lammers",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412149), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea giffardii",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412190), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea giffardii",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1917,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412190,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea giffardii Rock",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412190), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea linearifolia",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412133), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea linearifolia",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1962,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412133,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea linearifolia Rock",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412133), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea mauiensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412324), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea mauiensis",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1870,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412324,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea mauiensis (Rock) Lammers",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412324), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea minutiflora",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412090), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea minutiflora",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1916,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412090,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea minutiflora Lammers",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412090), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea parvifolia",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412136), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea parvifolia",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1909,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412136,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea parvifolia (C.N.Forbes) Lammers, Givnish & Sytsma",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412136), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea pohaku",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412162), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea pohaku",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1910,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412162,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea pohaku Lammers",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412162), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea pycnocarpa",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412138), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea pycnocarpa",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1872,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412138,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea pycnocarpa (Hillebr.) E.Wimm.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412138), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea quercifolia",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412334), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea quercifolia",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1870,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412334,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea quercifolia (Hillebr.) E.Wimm.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412334), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyanea sessilifolia",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412197), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyanea sessilifolia",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1960,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5412197,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyanea sessilifolia (O.Deg.) Lammers",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5412197), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cynopoecilus melanotaenia",
   "why": "IUCN assessed it Least Concern in 2024 (sis_id 186539); 191 GBIF records with observations in 2025, against a listing of long-lost since 1912",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyperus rockii",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2715278), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyperus rockii",
    "group": "Plant - Grasses & Sedges",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1900,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2715278,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyperus rockii Kük.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2715278), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyprinus yilongensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2367192), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyprinus yilongensis",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "China",
    "last": 1981,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2367192,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyprinus yilongensis Yang et al., 1977",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2367192), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyrtandra olona",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5415207), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyrtandra olona",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1909,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5415207,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Cyrtandra olona C.N.Forbes",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5415207), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Cyrtandra waiolani",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct in the Wild; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD for the exact name match (usage 5415164), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Cyrtandra waiolani",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1943,
    "rl_2026": "EW",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5415164,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD",
    "iucn_name": "Cyrtandra waiolani Wawra",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct in the Wild; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT_IN_THE_WILD for the exact name match (usage 5415164), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Delilia inelegans",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3088791), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Delilia inelegans",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "Ecuador",
    "last": 1835,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3088791,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "SYNONYM",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Delilia inelegans (Hook.f.) Kuntze",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3088791), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Delissea niihauensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3164989), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Delissea niihauensis",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1867,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3164989,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Delissea niihauensis H.St.John",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3164989), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Delissea sinuata",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3164978), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Delissea sinuata",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1937,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3164978,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Delissea sinuata Hillebr.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3164978), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Delissea undulata",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3164965), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Delissea undulata",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1872,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3164965,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Delissea undulata Gaudich.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3164965), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Dicentra cucullaria",
   "why": "Dutchman's breeches, 38,491 GBIF records, observed 2026, not in the IUCN index",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Digitaria filiformis",
   "why": "the list says last recorded 1931, but GBIF holds 1,255 records since, in 6 of the last six decades, with no silence longer than 1 years anywhere in the sequence; the species was never unaccounted for and the listing was the error",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280904565; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319484817; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311096903"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Eleocharis fallax",
   "why": "the list says last recorded 1919, but GBIF holds 333 records since, in 6 of the last six decades, with no silence longer than 5 years anywhere in the sequence; the species was never unaccounted for and the listing was the error",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181616213"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Erythrolamprus perfuscus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 9619895), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Erythrolamprus perfuscus",
    "group": "Reptile",
    "country": "Barbados",
    "last": 1963,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 9619895,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Erythrolamprus perfuscus (Cope, 1862)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 9619895), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Galba vancouverensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 10212133), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Galba vancouverensis",
    "group": "Gastropod molluscs (snails and slugs)",
    "country": "Canada",
    "last": null,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 10212133,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Galba vancouverensis (Baker, 1939)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 10212133), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Hesperis kurdica",
   "why": "the list carried no date and 2 research-grade photographs in 2023 confirm it alive inside the ten-year window; the row never met the definition of lost",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost",
   "evidence": "Iraq human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162009013; Iraq human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184227135"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Hesperochiron pumilus",
   "why": "widespread in the western United States; NatureServe ranks it state-historic in Colorado, which is the 1996 date the row carries. A state-level record published with global scope",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345791528; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345927232; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345402428"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Heterocodon rariflorum",
   "why": "widespread from British Columbia to California, NatureServe Secure; state-historic in Colorado and Wyoming, which is the 1996 date the row carries",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/344825687; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345208900; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346187653"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Hibiscadelphus bombycinus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3152784), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Hibiscadelphus bombycinus",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1868,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3152784,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Hibiscadelphus bombycinus C.N.Forbes",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3152784), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3152787), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1985,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3152787,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus Hobdy",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3152787), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Hibiscadelphus wilderianus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3152790), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Hibiscadelphus wilderianus",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1913,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3152790,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Hibiscadelphus wilderianus Rock",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3152790), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Hypolimnus pedderensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 9300059), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Hypolimnus pedderensis",
    "group": "Worm",
    "country": "Australia",
    "last": 1972,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 9300059,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "SYNONYM",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Hypolimnus pedderensis (Jamieson, 1974)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 9300059), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Isoetes sinensis",
   "why": "110 GBIF records across 5 of the last six decades, the newest in 2022, and no date on the list; a species collected or photographed through the decades was never unaccounted for",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "China human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175868116"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Kokia lanceolata",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5406801), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Kokia lanceolata",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1900,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5406801,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Kokia lanceolata Lewton",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5406801), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Labidura herculeana",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4394021), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Labidura herculeana",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Saint Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha",
    "last": 1967,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 4394021,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Labidura herculeana (Fabricius, 1798)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4394021), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Leporillus apicalis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2437781), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Leporillus apicalis",
    "group": "Mammal",
    "country": "Australia",
    "last": 1933,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2437781,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Leporillus apicalis (J. Gould, 1853)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2437781), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Linum aristatum",
   "why": "bristle flax, Not Evaluated, 972 GBIF records, observed 2026",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Lithobates fisheri",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2427129), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Lithobates fisheri",
    "group": "Amphibian",
    "country": "United States",
    "last": 1942,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2427129,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Lithobates fisheri (Stejneger, 1893)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2427129), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Litoria nyakalensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2427729), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Litoria nyakalensis",
    "group": "Amphibian",
    "country": "Australia",
    "last": 1990,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2427729,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "SYNONYM",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Litoria nyakalensis Liem, 1974",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2427729), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Mahonia haematocarpa",
   "why": "2,290 GBIF records across 6 of the last six decades, the newest in 2026, and no date on the list; a species collected or photographed through the decades was never unaccounted for",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "United States preserved specimen ASU https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=10376711; United States preserved specimen ASU https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=4536093; United States preserved specimen ASC https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/individual/index.php?occid=12532286"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Megadytes ducalis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5791515), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Megadytes ducalis",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Brazil",
    "last": 1882,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5791515,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Megadytes ducalis Sharp, 1882",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5791515), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Melicope macropus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3190277), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Melicope macropus",
    "group": "Plant - Trees & Shrubs",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1995,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3190277,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Melicope macropus (Hillebr.) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3190277), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Melicope obovata",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3190357), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Melicope obovata",
    "group": "Plant - Trees & Shrubs",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1880,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3190357,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Melicope obovata (H.St.John) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3190357), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Melomys rubicola",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2439012), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Melomys rubicola",
    "group": "Mammal",
    "country": "Australia",
    "last": null,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2439012,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2439012), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Mimulus ringens",
   "why": "the common Allegheny monkeyflower, Least Concern, thousands of research-grade observations; state-historic in Colorado and Oklahoma, and its one rare variety is extant",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333059893; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/333467480; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335742623"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Mirogrex hulensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5787926), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Mirogrex hulensis",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "Israel",
    "last": 1975,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5787926,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Mirogrex hulensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5787926), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Monolepis pusilla",
   "why": "607 GBIF records across 6 of the last six decades, the newest in 2023, and no date on the list; a species collected or photographed through the decades was never unaccounted for",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "United States preserved specimen Vascular plants http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/vh/specimen_details.php?irn=3049729; United States preserved specimen RENO https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=15544062; United States preserved specimen RSA https://cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1216322"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Neocnemis occidentalis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 1214631), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Neocnemis occidentalis",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Azores",
    "last": 1867,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 1214631,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Neocnemis occidentalis Crotch, 1867",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 1214631), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Nyctophilus howensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4266175), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Nyctophilus howensis",
    "group": "Mammal",
    "country": "Australia",
    "last": 1972,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 4266175,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Nyctophilus howensis McKean, 1975",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4266175), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Ochrosia kilaueaensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3169633), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Ochrosia kilaueaensis",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1927,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3169633,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Ochrosia kilaueaensis H.St.John",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3169633), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Onoclea sensibilis",
   "why": "sensitive fern, Least Concern, 110,472 GBIF records, observed 2026",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pachystoma pubescens",
   "why": "a widespread Asian orchid with research-grade photographs in 2026 from India, Indonesia and Hong Kong and records in most decades; the row carried no range at all",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "India human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341474186; Indonesia human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336346745; Hong Kong human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347968779"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pacifastacus nigrescens",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2226996), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Pacifastacus nigrescens",
    "group": "Crustacean",
    "country": "United States",
    "last": 1850,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2226996,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Pacifastacus nigrescens (Stimpson, 1857)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2226996), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pantanodon madagascariensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2349775), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Pantanodon madagascariensis",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "Madagascar",
    "last": 1963,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2349775,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Pantanodon madagascariensis (Arnoult, 1963)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2349775), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Paralipinia rara",
   "why": "= Scincella rara, also on this list; IUCN indexes Scincella rara (sis_id 102658130)",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Partula guamensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5783032), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Partula guamensis",
    "group": "Gastropod molluscs (snails and slugs)",
    "country": "Micronesia",
    "last": 1936,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5783032,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Partula guamensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5783032), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Partula sagitta",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5783058), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Partula sagitta",
    "group": "Gastropod molluscs (snails and slugs)",
    "country": "French Polynesia",
    "last": 1908,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5783058,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Partula sagitta Crampton & C.M. Cooke, 1953",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5783058), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pentagenia robusta",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 1409015), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Pentagenia robusta",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "United States",
    "last": 1926,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 1409015,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Pentagenia robusta McDunnough, 1926",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 1409015), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Peperomia degeneri",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3086487), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Peperomia degeneri",
    "group": "Plant - Epiphytes",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1928,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3086487,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Peperomia degeneri Yunck.",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3086487), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pieris wollastoni",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4535297), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Pieris wollastoni",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Portugal",
    "last": 1986,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 4535297,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Pieris wollastoni (Butler, 1886)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 4535297), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Platytropius siamensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2341710), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Platytropius siamensis",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "Thailand",
    "last": 1977,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2341710,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Platytropius siamensis (Sauvage, 1883)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2341710), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Plethodon ainsworthi",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2431522), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Plethodon ainsworthi",
    "group": "Amphibian",
    "country": "United States",
    "last": 1964,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2431522,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "SYNONYM",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Plethodon ainsworthi Lazell, 1998",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2431522), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Proablepharus barrylyoni",
   "why": "= Austroablepharus barrylyoni, also on this list; IUCN sis_id 109480879",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Procambarus angustatus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2227156), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Procambarus angustatus",
    "group": "Crustacean",
    "country": "United States",
    "last": 1958,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2227156,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Procambarus angustatus (LeConte, 1856)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2227156), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Prototroctes oxyrhynchus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2410419), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Prototroctes oxyrhynchus",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "last": 1930,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2410419,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther, 1870",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2410419), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Prunus maritima",
   "why": "the row means var. gravesii, one shrub at Groton Long Point, Connecticut, dead around 2000 and surviving in arboreta; the binomial is the common beach plum. The page's unit is the species",
   "class": "a widespread species carried for a state-level or infraspecific record",
   "evidence": "United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334620558; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335628081; United States human observation iNaturalist research-grade observations https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345715189"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Psephurus gladius",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2402078), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Psephurus gladius",
    "group": "Fish",
    "country": "China",
    "last": 2003,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2402078,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Psephurus gladius (Martens, 1862)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2402078), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pseudoeurycea exspectata",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2431402), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Pseudoeurycea exspectata",
    "group": "Amphibian",
    "country": "Guatemala",
    "last": 1976,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2431402,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Pseudoeurycea exspectata Stuart, 1954",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2431402), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Pycnandra micrantha",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 8030973), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Pycnandra micrantha",
    "group": "Plant - Trees & Shrubs",
    "country": "New Caledonia",
    "last": 1865,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 8030973,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Pycnandra micrantha (Beauvis.) Munzinger & Swenson",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 8030973), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Rhantus papuanus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5791520), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Rhantus papuanus",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Papua New Guinea",
    "last": 1919,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5791520,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Rhantus papuanus J. Balfour-Browne, 1939",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5791520), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides",
   "why": "115 GBIF records across 6 of the last six decades, the newest in 2026, and no date on the list; a species collected or photographed through the decades was never unaccounted for",
   "class": "records all along: a species that was never lost",
   "evidence": "Brazil preserved specimen RB - Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Herbarium Collection; Brazil preserved specimen RB - Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Herbarium Collection; Brazil preserved specimen RB - Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Herbarium Collection"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Rhyacophila amabilis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5052966), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Rhyacophila amabilis",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "United States",
    "last": null,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5052966,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Rhyacophila amabilis Denning, 1965",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5052966), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Sanicula kauaiensis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3034849), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Sanicula kauaiensis",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1950,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3034849,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Sanicula kauaiensis H.St.John",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3034849), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Sauromalus klauberi",
   "why": "GBIF records through 2021; the list carries it as last seen 2001",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Schiedea amplexicaulis",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5384415), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Schiedea amplexicaulis",
    "group": "Plant - Flowering plant (misc)",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1855,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5384415,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Schiedea amplexicaulis H.Mann",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5384415), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Scincella inconspicua",
   "why": "= Lipinia inconspicua, also on this list; both last recorded 1894, and IUCN indexes Lipinia inconspicua (sis_id 102657873)",
   "class": "the same species twice, under two names"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Silphium laciniatum",
   "why": "compass plant, 13,519 GBIF records, observed 2026, not in the IUCN index",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Sympetrum dilatatum",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 1428208), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Sympetrum dilatatum",
    "group": "Insect",
    "country": "Saint Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha",
    "last": 1963,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 1428208,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Sympetrum dilatatum (Calvert, 1892)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 1428208), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Syzygium balfourii",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3182284), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Syzygium balfourii",
    "group": "Plant - Trees & Shrubs",
    "country": "Mascarene Islands (Rodrigues Island)",
    "last": 1874,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 3182284,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Syzygium balfourii (Baker) J.Guého & A.J.Scott",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 3182284), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Taudactylus acutirostris",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2424611), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Taudactylus acutirostris",
    "group": "Amphibian",
    "country": "Australia",
    "last": 1997,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2424611,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Taudactylus acutirostris (Andersson, 1916)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2424611), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Thelypodium paniculatum",
   "why": "the list carried no date and 1 specimen or survey record(s) in 2022 confirm it alive inside the ten-year window; the row never met the definition of lost",
   "class": "recorded alive since the list called it lost",
   "evidence": "United States preserved specimen KSP https://ngpherbaria.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=30486708"
  },
  {
   "sp": "Urolophus javanicus",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2419395), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Urolophus javanicus",
    "group": "Cartilaginous Fish (sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras)",
    "country": "Indonesia",
    "last": 1850,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 2419395,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Urolophus javanicus (Martens, 1864)",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 2419395), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  },
  {
   "sp": "Wikstroemia hanalei",
   "why": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5420861), checked 2026-09-18",
   "class": "IUCN lists it Extinct or Extinct in the Wild",
   "evidence": {
    "sp": "Wikstroemia hanalei",
    "group": "Plant - Trees & Shrubs",
    "country": "United States (Hawaii)",
    "last": 1976,
    "rl_2026": "EX",
    "gbif_usage_key": 5420861,
    "gbif_match": "EXACT",
    "gbif_status": "ACCEPTED",
    "gbif_iucn_category": "EXTINCT",
    "iucn_name": "Wikstroemia hanalei Wawra",
    "reason": "IUCN Red List lists it Extinct; GBIF's Red List mirror returns EXTINCT for the exact name match (usage 5420861), checked 2026-09-18"
   }
  }
 ],
 "meta": {
  "n": 118,
  "iucn_extinct_checked": "2026-09-18",
  "note": "Species removed from the Lost Species page, each with its reason. The upstream list is unchanged. Country resolution only."
 }
}