<P> In June 2016 , researchers from Queensland 's Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and the University of Queensland jointly reported that the species had indeed become extinct , adding : `` Significantly , this probably represents the first recorded mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic climate change '' . However , writing in Australian Geographic , Lauren Smith noted , `` The authors of the report do note that there is a slight chance that there 's an as - yet - unknown population of the species in Papua New Guinea around the Fly River delta area , and that until that area is adequately surveyed , the Bramble Cay melomys should have the tag ' Possibly Extinct ' added to the IUCN Red listing . '' </P>
<P> In June 2016 , researchers from Queensland 's Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and the University of Queensland jointly reported that the species had indeed become extinct , adding : `` Significantly , this probably represents the first recorded mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic climate change '' . However , writing in Australian Geographic , Lauren Smith noted , `` The authors of the report do note that there is a slight chance that there 's an as - yet - unknown population of the species in Papua New Guinea around the Fly River delta area , and that until that area is adequately surveyed , the Bramble Cay melomys should have the tag ' Possibly Extinct ' added to the IUCN Red listing . '' </P>
when did the bramble cay melomys go extinct
when did the bramble cay melomys go extinct
2016
2016