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Introduced and invasive animals in Brazil

241 animal species are listed as introduced in Brazil by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 72 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Brazil

Introduced species: 241
Flagged invasive: 72

Which invasive animals are in Brazil?

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

All introduced animals in Brazil

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
Water buffalo	Bubalus bubalis	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Western honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Common pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European hare	Lepus europaeus	Leporidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European polecat	Mustela putorius	Mustelidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Chital	Axis axis	Cervidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Asian tiger mosquito	Aedes albopictus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Pied crow	Corvus albus	Corvidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Guianan squirrel monkey	Saimiri sciureus	Cebidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Common marmoset	Callithrix jacchus	Callitrichidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Common waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Golden-headed lion tamarin	Leontopithecus chrysomelas	Callitrichidae	Endangered	Invasive
Garden snail	Cornu aspersum	Helicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Slider	Trachemys scripta	Emydidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bramlin	Eisenia fetida	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Red crayfish	Procambarus clarkii	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black-tufted marmoset	Callithrix penicillata	Callitrichidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Channel cat	Ictalurus punctatus	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Asian clam	Corbicula fluminea	Cyrenidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Motoro ray	Potamotrygon motoro	Potamotrygonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Yellow-chevroned parakeet	Brotogeris chiriri	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Blue lobster	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Milky slug	Deroceras reticulatum	Agriolimacidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tiger catfish	Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum	Pimelodidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black tegu	Salvator merianae	Teiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bigheaded ant	Pheidole megacephala	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Maranhão slider	Trachemys dorbigni	Emydidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cuban green anole	Anolis porcatus	Anolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Brown slug	Deroceras laeve	Agriolimacidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Parotocinclus maculicauda	Parotocinclus maculicauda	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Silver croaker	Plagioscion squamosissimus	Sciaenidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Brown mussel	Perna perna	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tiger ray	Potamotrygon falkneri	Potamotrygonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Azul peacock bass	Cichla piquiti	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Golden mussel	Limnoperna fortunei	Modiolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Spotted piranha	Serrasalmus marginatus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Asian trampsnail	Bradybaena similaris	Camaenidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mud sleeper	Butis koilomatodon	Butidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Kelberi peacock-bass	Cichla kelberi	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Red coral	Tubastraea coccinea	Dendrophylliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cat	Felis catus	Felidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Lemonade cichlid	Geophagus proximus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Dark falsemussel	Mytilopsis leucophaeata	Dreissenidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Calcareous tube worm	Hydroides elegans	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Titan acorn barnacle	Megabalanus coccopoma	Balanidae	Not recorded	Invasive
African fig fly	Zaprionus indianus	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Dog	Canis familiaris	Canidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Reticulated barnacle	Amphibalanus reticulatus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Club tunicate	Styela plicata	Styelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black sea jellyfish	Blackfordia virginica	Blackfordiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Purple-nacre clam	Corbicula largillierti	Cyrenidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bicolor purse oyster	Isognomon bicolor	Isognomonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Scissor datemussel	Leiosolenus aristatus	Modiolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Chromonephthea curvata	Chromonephthea curvata	Nephtheidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pseudodiaptomus trihamatus	Pseudodiaptomus trihamatus	Pseudodiaptomidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis	Scaptodrosophila latifasciaeformis	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Temora turbinata	Temora turbinata	Temoridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tubastraea tagusensis	Tubastraea tagusensis	Dendrophylliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Western cattle egret	Ardea ibis	Ardeidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Siamese fighting fish	Betta splendens	Osphronemidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Dengue fever mosquito	Aedes aegypti	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crab-eating macaque	Macaca fascicularis	Cercopithecidae	Endangered	Introduced
South American coati	Nasua nasua	Procyonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Oscar	Astronotus ocellatus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Buff-tailed bumblebee	Bombus terrestris	Apidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kissing gourami	Helostoma temminckii	Helostomatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Seed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black tiger shrimp	Penaeus monodon	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue-fronted amazon	Amazona aestiva	Psittacidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Japanese eel	Anguilla japonica	Anguillidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rupununi savanna rattlesnake [trigonicus]	Crotalus durissus	Viperidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pharaoh ant	Monomorium pharaonis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bull	Lepomis macrochirus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White-headed marmoset	Callithrix geoffroyi	Callitrichidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Medfly	Ceratitis capitata	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Leopard slug	Limax maximus	Limacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Tilapia	Pelvicachromis pulcher	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common rough woodlouse	Porcellio scaber	Porcellionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mud crab	Scylla serrata	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sad gecko	Lepidodactylus lugubris	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tobacco whitefly	Bemisia tabaci	Aleyrodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Boll weevil	Anthonomus grandis	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mealy scale	Icerya purchasi	Monophlebidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red-rim melania	Melanoides tuberculata	Thiaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ruby crown cichlid	Mikrogeophagus altispinosus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ashy physa	Physella acuta	Physidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common oyster	Crassostrea virginica	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Oreochromis aureus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Caudo	Phalloceros caudimaculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wool carder bee	Anthidium manicatum	Megachilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fat oscar	Astronotus crassipinnis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arrowhead flatworm	Bipalium kewense	Geoplanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Coptodon rendalli	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mabouya	Hemidactylus mabouia	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Beer slug	Limacus flavus	Limacidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tucanare peacock bass	Cichla monoculus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crazy ant	Paratrechina longicornis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floating bell	Phyllorhiza punctata	Mastigiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Headstander	Abramites hypselonotus	Anostomidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green perch	Lepomis cyanellus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sirex woodwasp	Sirex noctilio	Siricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tropical fire ant	Solenopsis geminata	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Elegant Brycon	Brycon hilarii	Bryconidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red trahira	Erythrinus erythrinus	Erythrinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Argentinian silverside	Odontesthes bonariensis	Atherinopsidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Longfin tilapia	Oreochromis macrochir	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mud crab	Rhithropanopeus harrisii	Panopeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banded blowfly	Chrysomya albiceps	Calliphoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cuban tick	Rhipicephalus microplus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Striped barnacle	Amphibalanus amphitrite	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cypress aphid	Cinara cupressi	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oriental blue fly	Chrysomya megacephala	Calliphoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lutz's tree iguana	Liolaemus lutzae	Liolaemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown prawn	Metapenaeus monoceros	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
South American palm weevil	Rhynchophorus palmarum	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown bugula	Bugula neritina	Bugulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Muzzled blenny	Omobranchus punctatus	Blenniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mota	Parachromis motaguensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Club tunicate	Styela clava	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bark snail	Zonitoides arboreus	Gastrodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Apistogramma erythrura	Apistogramma erythrura	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Triangle barnacle	Balanus trigonus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spiny hands	Charybdis hellerii	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Titan acorn barnacle	Megabalanus tintinnabulum	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floral ant	Monomorium floricola	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wami tilapia	Oreochromis urolepis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ram	Ovis aries	Bovidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Avian vampire fly	Philornis downsi	Muscidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Destroyer ant	Trichomyrmex destructor	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphyocharax dentatus	Aphyocharax dentatus	Characidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lemontail astyanax	Bryconamericus exodon	Stevardiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gazelle scarab	Digitonthophagus gazella	Scarabaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ass	Equus asinus	Equidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eucalyptus snout beetle	Gonipterus scutellatus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Plum woodlouse	Porcellionides pruinosus	Porcellionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Smooth slater	Porcellio laevis	Porcellionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tuberculate pear crab	Pyromaia tuberculata	Inachoididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red palm mite	Raoiella indica	Tenuipalpidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Flame feather duster worm	Branchiomma luctuosum	Sabellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Speckled sea squirt	Clavelina oblonga	Clavelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black tunicate	Phallusia nigra	Ascidiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Six-striped woodlouse	Porcellionides sexfasciatus	Porcellionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Single horn bryozoan	Schizoporella unicornis	Schizoporellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Iberian slug	Ambigolimax valentianus	Limacidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crevice ascidian	Ascidia sydneiensis	Ascidiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Domestic cattle	Bos taurus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lister's didemnid	Diplosoma listerianum	Didemnidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Two-tone gulella	Huttonella bicolor	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Japanese waterflea	Moina macrocopa	Moinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Whip mudworm	Polydora cornuta	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Branching bryozoan	Schizoporella errata	Schizoporellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Divided tunicate	Styela canopus	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Snowy calloused beach pillbug	Tylos niveus	Tylidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sea sauerkraut	Amathia verticillata	Vesiculariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kew bug	Insignorthezia insignis	Ortheziidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black twig borer	Xylosandrus compactus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pale Herdmania	Herdmania pallida	Pyuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chilean kelp crab	Taliepus dentatus	Epialtidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rope grass hydroid	Calyptospadix cerulea	Bougainvilliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Garnet crab	Pilumnoides perlatus	Pilumnoididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kid	Capra hircus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Agabiformius lentus	Agabiformius lentus	Porcellionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Alitta succinea	Alitta succinea	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Amphibalanus subalbidus	Amphibalanus subalbidus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Amphibalanus venustus	Amphibalanus venustus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Apocyclops borneoensis	Apocyclops borneoensis	Cyclopidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ascidia curvata	Ascidia curvata	Ascidiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bostrichobranchus digonas	Bostrichobranchus digonas	Molgulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chelonibia patula	Chelonibia patula	Chelonibiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chrysomya putoria	Chrysomya putoria	Calliphoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chthamalus proteus	Chthamalus proteus	Chthamalidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Daphnia lumholtzi	Daphnia lumholtzi	Daphniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Diaphorina citri	Diaphorina citri	Liviidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila busckii	Drosophila busckii	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila hydei	Drosophila hydei	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila immigrans	Drosophila immigrans	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila repleta	Drosophila repleta	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila ananassae	Drosophila ananassae	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila kikkawai	Drosophila kikkawai	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila malerkotliana	Drosophila malerkotliana	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila melanogaster	Drosophila melanogaster	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drosophila simulans	Drosophila simulans	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Endeavouria septemlineata	Endeavouria septemlineata	Geoplanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Haplophthalmus danicus	Haplophthalmus danicus	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Harmonia axyridis	Harmonia axyridis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kellicottia bostoniensis	Kellicottia bostoniensis	Brachionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Licornia diadema	Licornia diadema	Candidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Meghimatium pictum	Meghimatium pictum	Philomycidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Membranobalanus declivis	Membranobalanus declivis	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mesocyclops ogunnus	Mesocyclops ogunnus	Cyclopidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Microcosmus exasperatus	Microcosmus exasperatus	Pyuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Newmanella radiata	Newmanella radiata	Tetraclitidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Paracyclopina longifurca	Paracyclopina longifurca	Cyclopettidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bamboo prawn	Penaeus japonicus	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Whiteleg shrimp	Penaeus vannamei	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Phyllopodopsyllus setouchiensis	Phyllopodopsyllus setouchiensis	Tetragonicipitidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pleopis schmackeri	Pleopis schmackeri	Podonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis	Polyandrocarpa zorritensis	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arch-fronted swimming crab	Polybius navigator	Polybiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polyclinum aurantium	Polyclinum aurantium	Polyclinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polyclinum constellatum	Polyclinum constellatum	Polyclinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polydora nuchalis	Polydora nuchalis	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pontoscolex corethrurus	Pontoscolex corethrurus	Rhinodrilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Porcellio dilatatus	Porcellio dilatatus	Porcellionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudopolydora achaeta	Pseudopolydora achaeta	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudopolydora antennata	Pseudopolydora antennata	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudopolydora diopatra	Pseudopolydora diopatra	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata	Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sphaeroma serratum	Sphaeroma serratum	Sphaeromatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Striatobalanus amaryllis	Striatobalanus amaryllis	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Symplegma brakenhielmi	Symplegma brakenhielmi	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Symplegma rubra	Symplegma rubra	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tetraclitella divisa	Tetraclitella divisa	Tetraclitidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Xyleborus volvulus	Xyleborus volvulus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Xylosandrus morigerus	Xylosandrus morigerus	Curculionidae	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.