The following is a list of plant and animal species once native to Massachusetts that have been extirpated from the state (they have gone extinct in the Commonwealth. Several of the following species are extinct in the wild beyond the state.
Beetles
Appalachian Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ancocisconensis) – SX
Ghost Tiger Beetle (Cicindela lepida) – SX
Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle (Cicindela longilabris) – SX
Butterflies/Moths
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) – SX
Seminole Skipper (Hesperia attalus slossonae) – SX
Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus) – SX
Karner Blue (Plebejus melissa samuelis) – SX
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) – SX
Annointed Sallow Moth (Pyreferra ceromatica) – SX
A Noctuid Moth (Eutricopis nexilis) – SX
A Noctuid Moth (Photedes defecta) – SX
A Noctuid Moth (Hydraecia immanis) – SX
A Bird Dropping Moth (Cerma cora) – SX
Heracleum Borer Moth (Papaipema harrisii) – SX
Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis) – SX
Pine Devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis) – SX
Yellow-banded Day Sphinx (Proserpinus flavofasciata)
Dragonflies/Damselflies
Pygmy Shaketail (Ophiogomphus howei)
Snails
Virginia River Snail (Elimia virginica)
Vascular Plants
Carolina or Slender Clubmoss (Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana)
Birds
Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) – Extinct
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) – SXB, S5N
Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) – Extinct
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) – SXB, S2N
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) – SXB, S1N
Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) – Extinct
Migrant Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus migrans) – SXB, S1N
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) – SXB, S1N
Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) – SXB, S2N
Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) – SX
Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) – Extinct
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) – SXB, S3S4N
American Coot (Fulica americana) – SXB, S3N
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) – SXB, S5N
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) – SX
Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) – SXB
Fish
Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) – SX
Mammals
Bison (Bos bison) – SX
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) – SX
Wapiti or Elk (Cervus canadensis) – SX
Lynx (Lynx canadensis) – SX
Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) – SX
Eastern Cougar (Puma concolor couguar) – SX
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) – SX
Marten (Martes americana) – SX
Reptiles
Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) – SX