Shrews, Bats and Rodents

The reason mammals survived the K/T Extinction was that they were very small, needed very little food, and lived high up in trees–but that doesn’t mean every mouse-sized creature since has managed to avoid oblivion. Here’s a list of 10 shrews, bats and rodents that have gone extinct in historical times, ranging from the Big-Eared Hopping Mouse to the Giant Vampire Bat.