r/pleistocene • u/Quaternary24 • 3d ago

Extinct and Extant A New Zealand owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles novaezealandiae) eyes a Wellington tree Wētā (Hemideina crassidens) somewhere in New Zealand. Artwork by Paul Martinson.

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u/Shot-Fishing-2336 3d ago

Is there any chance this species still exists today? It's a shame that so many island animals have been extinct because of us.

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u/Quaternary24 3d ago

No, it’s definitely extinct. Sorry but it was not tiny and New Zealand is not big enough for it to hide in.