Glossary · also non-native
Introduced
Living in a place because people brought the species there, deliberately or by accident, rather than through natural spread.
An introduced species that spreads and causes harm is called invasive. This site’s country lists cannot yet tell native from introduced populations.
Related terms
- Endemic
- Found naturally in one place and nowhere else.
- Sighting record
- A dated, located observation of a species, as collected by GBIF from museums, surveys and citizen-science projects.