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Introduced and invasive animals in Bahamas

71 animal species are listed as introduced in Bahamas by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 47 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Bahamas

Introduced species: 71
Flagged invasive: 47

Which invasive animals are in Bahamas?

Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.

All introduced animals in Bahamas

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	Suidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Invasive
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Raccoon	Procyon lotor	Procyonidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Eurasian collared dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Columbidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Green swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Red lionfish	Pterois volitans	Scorpaenidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Corn snake	Pantherophis guttatus	Colubridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Blue crab	Callinectes sapidus	Portunidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Giant grouper	Epinephelus lanceolatus	Epinephelidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Slider	Trachemys scripta	Emydidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Red fire ant	Solenopsis invicta	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Shiny cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Icteridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Fiddleback	Loxosceles reclusa	Sicariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Lionfish	Pterois miles	Scorpaenidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Dragonet	Callionymus lyra	Callionymidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cat shark	Heterodontus zebra	Heterodontidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Catshark	Chiloscyllium punctatum	Hemiscylliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Blueface angelfish	Pomacanthus xanthometopon	Pomacanthidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Common oyster	Crassostrea virginica	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Common coquí	Eleutherodactylus coqui	Eleutherodactylidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Blue tilapia	Oreochromis aureus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Blue girdled angel	Pomacanthus navarchus	Pomacanthidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Indian mongoose	Urva auropunctata	Herpestidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Electric ant	Wasmannia auropunctata	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cannibal snail	Euglandina rosea	Spiraxidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bigheaded ant	Pheidole megacephala	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Sea nettle	Chrysaora quinquecirrha	Pelagiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cactus moth	Cactoblastis cactorum	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tropical fire ant	Solenopsis geminata	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Wami tilapia	Oreochromis urolepis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ram	Ovis aries	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ass	Equus asinus	Equidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cat	Felis catus	Felidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Hibiscus mealybug	Maconellicoccus hirsutus	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Domestic cattle	Bos taurus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Lobate lac scale	Paratachardina pseudolobata	Tachardiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mongoose	Urva javanica	Herpestidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Kid	Capra hircus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Diaphorina citri	Diaphorina citri	Liviidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Western cattle egret	Ardea ibis	Ardeidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Green iguana	Iguana iguana	Iguanidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Dengue fever mosquito	Aedes aegypti	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cane toad	Rhinella marina	Bufonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Monk parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown-headed cowbird	Molothrus ater	Icteridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Black iguana	Ctenosaura similis	Iguanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sailfin molly	Poecilia latipinna	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drum	Sciaenops ocellatus	Sciaenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fox gecko	Hemidactylus garnotii	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Worm snake	Indotyphlops braminus	Typhlopidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Greensnake	Opheodrys aestivus	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cuban anole	Anolis equestris	Anolidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Jicotea	Trachemys decorata	Emydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eastern narrowmouth toad	Gastrophryne carolinensis	Microhylidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Crazy ant	Paratrechina longicornis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gray ratsnake	Pantherophis alleghaniensis	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bahamian green anole	Anolis smaragdinus	Anolidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floral ant	Monomorium floricola	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red coral	Tubastraea coccinea	Dendrophylliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pig frog	Aquarana grylio	Ranidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Whiteleg shrimp	Penaeus vannamei	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced

A species is on this list when the country's checklist in the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species records it as introduced by people and present. It is marked invasive when the checklist records an impact on native wildlife or habitats. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another, and checklists are revised as countries report, so the list is not final. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0). See the sources.