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Introduced and invasive animals in Cambodia

37 animal species are listed as introduced in Cambodia by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 16 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Cambodia

Introduced species: 37
Flagged invasive: 16

Which invasive animals are in Cambodia?

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

Giant gourami

Osphronemus goramy

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

Gambies

Gambusia holbrooki

PoeciliidaeNo free photo yet

Apple snail

Pomacea canaliculata

AmpullariidaeNo free photo yet

Southern house mosquito

Culex quinquefasciatus

CulicidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Cambodia

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rohu	Labeo rohita	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Giant gourami	Osphronemus goramy	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Apple snail	Pomacea canaliculata	Ampullariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Spotted Steed	Hemibarbus maculatus	Gobionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mrigal	Cirrhinus mrigala	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Catla	Labeo catla	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Brontispa longissima	Brontispa longissima	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Polynesian rat	Rattus exulans	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chichak	Hemidactylus frenatus	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red palm weevil	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Japanese eel	Anguilla japonica	Anguillidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Snakehead	Channa argus	Channidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lemon butterfly	Papilio demoleus	Papilionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cachama	Piaractus brachypomus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asian rhinoceros beetle	Oryctes rhinoceros	Scarabaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Punagas	Pangasius pangasius	Pangasiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blackchin tilapia	Sarotherodon melanotheron	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Golden mussel	Limnoperna fortunei	Modiolidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern bell	Crocidosema plebejana	Tortricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cassava mealybug	Phenacoccus manihoti	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Domestic cattle	Bos taurus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aplus dorbignyi	Aplus dorbignyi	Pisaniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	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.