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Introduced and invasive animals in Barbados
76 animal species are listed as introduced in Barbados by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 16 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 76
- Flagged invasive
- 16
Which invasive animals are in Barbados?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Red junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Rose-ringed parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Cane toad
Rhinella marina
Green monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
Mealy scale
Icerya purchasi
Tropical fire ant
Solenopsis geminata
Spirea aphid
Aphis spiraecola
African giant snail
Lissachatina fulica
West Indian fruit fly
Anastrepha obliqua
Cat
Felis catus
All introduced animals in Barbados
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red junglefowl | Gallus gallus | Phasianidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Psittaculidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Cane toad | Rhinella marina | Bufonidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Green monkey | Chlorocebus sabaeus | Cercopithecidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Mealy scale | Icerya purchasi | Monophlebidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Tropical fire ant | Solenopsis geminata | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Spirea aphid | Aphis spiraecola | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| African giant snail | Lissachatina fulica | Achatinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| West Indian fruit fly | Anastrepha obliqua | Tephritidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cat | Felis catus | Felidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Furniture termite | Cryptotermes brevis | Kalotermitidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Hibiscus mealybug | Maconellicoccus hirsutus | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Giant scale | Crypticerya genistae | Monophlebidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Mongoose | Urva javanica | Herpestidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Procyonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Eurasian collared dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| European hare | Lepus europaeus | Leporidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Dengue fever mosquito | Aedes aegypti | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian tiger mosquito | Aedes albopictus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red lionfish | Pterois volitans | Scorpaenidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Red pirai | Pygocentrus nattereri | Serrasalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Morocoy | Chelonoidis carbonarius | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Yellow-crowned amazon | Amazona ochrocephala | Psittacidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Orange-winged amazon | Amazona amazonica | Psittacidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brown anole | Anolis sagrei | Anolidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Worm snake | Indotyphlops braminus | Typhlopidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pink-spotted sphinx | Agrius cingulata | Sphingidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black-faced grassquit | Melanospiza bicolor | Thraupidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Zandolie | Ameiva ameiva | Teiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Southern house mosquito | Culex quinquefasciatus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mabouya | Hemidactylus mabouia | Gekkonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bigheaded ant | Pheidole megacephala | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ghost ant | Tapinoma melanocephalum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Antilles coquí | Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Eleutherodactylidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Crazy ant | Paratrechina longicornis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Citrus miner | Phyllocnistis citrella | Gracillariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Roger's Crypt ant | Hypoponera punctatissima | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mexican twig ant | Pseudomyrmex gracilis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Moorish Sneaking ant | Cardiocondyla mauritanica | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Emery's Sneaking ant | Cardiocondyla emeryi | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Banana moth | Opogona sacchari | Tineidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Floral ant | Monomorium floricola | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Little yellow ant | Plagiolepis alluaudi | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Penny ant | Tetramorium bicarinatum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Destroyer ant | Trichomyrmex destructor | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cycad scale | Aulacaspis yasumatsui | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Larger black Sneaking ant | Cardiocondyla venustula | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Wormlizard | Gymnophthalmus underwoodi | Gymnophthalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Windward Treeracer | Mastigodryas bruesi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lesser Sneaking ant | Cardiocondyla minutior | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Arboreal Sneaking ant | Cardiocondyla obscurior | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red palm mite | Raoiella indica | Tenuipalpidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Chilli thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | Thripidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mango seed weevil | Sternochetus mangiferae | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bare mustache ant | Strumigenys membranifera | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Roger's pygmy snapping ant | Strumigenys rogeri | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Wooly ant | Tetramorium lanuginosum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Groove-headed fierce ant | Tetramorium simillimum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Indian big-headed ant | Pheidole indica | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Greenhouse fierce ant | Tetramorium caldarium | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cuban leaf slug | Veronicella cubensis | Veronicellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Papaya mealybug | Paracoccus marginatus | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Emma's Dacetine ant | Strumigenys emmae | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Harrisia cactus mealybug | Hypogeococcus pungens | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Robust crazy ant | Nylanderia bourbonica | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Garden zachrysia | Zachrysia provisoria | Zachrysiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aleurotrachelus atratus | Aleurotrachelus atratus | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Leptogenys maxillosa | Leptogenys maxillosa | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Syllophopsis sechellensis | Syllophopsis sechellensis | Formicidae | 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.