What it is
The pig footed bandicoot (Chaeropus ecaudatus) was a small, long legged marsupial of inland southern Australia. Its front feet had two working toes that looked like the hooves of a pig. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as Extinct.
Range
Dry shrublands and grasslands of inland southern Australia.
What happened
Aboriginal people of the desert knew it well, and their memories helped scientists learn how it lived. Settlers brought sheep and cattle that ate and trampled its shelter, and foxes and cats that hunted it.
When / status
Reported gone from its last refuge by 1901.
Human role
Introduced foxes and cats and the damage done by introduced livestock drove it to extinction.