My favorite recently extinct and prehistoric animals by continent

North America (Prehistoric): American cheetah

North America (Recent): Arizonan jaguar

South America (Prehistoric): Cuvieronius

South America (Recent): Falkland islands wolf

Europe (Prehistoric): Sardinian dhole

Europe (Recent): English wolf

Asia (Prehistoric): Syrian elephant

Asia (Recent): Japanese wolf

Africa (Prehistoric): Giant fossa

Africa (Recent): Atlas bear

Oceania (Prehistoric): Procoptodon

Oceania (Recent): Thylacine