The IUCN 'Red List' (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants) in the last 500 years. Some examples of recent extinctions include the dodo (Mauritius), quagga (Africa), thylacine (Australia), stellers sea cow (Russia) and three subspecies (Bali, Javan, Caspian) of tiger.