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Introduced and invasive animals in Chile

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

All animals in Chile

Introduced species: 104
Flagged invasive: 47

Which invasive animals are in Chile?

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

All introduced animals in Chile

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	Suidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Western cattle egret	Ardea ibis	Ardeidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European hare	Lepus europaeus	Leporidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Brown trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Invasive
American mink	Neogale vison	Mustelidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
North American beaver	Castor canadensis	Castoridae	Least Concern	Invasive
South American coati	Nasua nasua	Procyonidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Buff-tailed bumblebee	Bombus terrestris	Apidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Monk parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Invasive
African clawed frog	Xenopus laevis	Pipidae	Least Concern	Invasive
German wasp	Vespula germanica	Vespidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Siberian sturgeon	Acipenser baerii	Acipenseridae	Critically Endangered	Invasive
Coho salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Garden snail	Cornu aspersum	Helicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Seed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mudcat	Ameiurus nebulosus	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Invasive
White sturgeon	Acipenser transmontanus	Acipenseridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Shiny cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Icteridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Argentine ant	Linepithema humile	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mealy scale	Icerya purchasi	Monophlebidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ruderal bumblebee	Bombus ruderatus	Apidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Sea vase	Ciona intestinalis	Cionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Chameleon cichlid	Australoheros facetus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Sirex woodwasp	Sirex noctilio	Siricidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Argentinian silverside	Odontesthes bonariensis	Atherinopsidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cypress aphid	Cinara cupressi	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Brown bugula	Bugula neritina	Bugulidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black Pinebark beetle	Hylastes ater	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cat	Felis catus	Felidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Eucalyptus snout beetle	Gonipterus scutellatus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Goldenhaired bark beetle	Hylurgus ligniperda	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gouty gall	Adelges piceae	Adelgidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Domestic cattle	Bos taurus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Fan-shaped moss animal	Bugulina flabellata	Bugulidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mediterranean pine engraver	Orthotomicus erosus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Kid	Capra hircus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Molgula ficus	Molgula ficus	Molgulidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	Introduced
European fallow deer	Dama dama	Cervidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Tench	Tinca tinca	Tincidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Muscovy duck	Cairina moschata	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Turbot	Scophthalmus maximus	Scophthalmidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Pink salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Indian spot-billed duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chum salmon	Oncorhynchus keta	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common shore crab	Carcinus maenas	Carcinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Pleuronectidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Sockeye salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chinook salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Varroa	Varroa destructor	Varroidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Laker	Salvelinus namaycush	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Longlegged ant	Anoplolepis gracilipes	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mediterranean mussel	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Slider	Trachemys scripta	Emydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
California quail	Callipepla californica	Odontophoridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Medfly	Ceratitis capitata	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red-crested cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Thraupidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Horned pout	Ameiurus melas	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Channel cat	Ictalurus punctatus	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Masu	Oncorhynchus masou	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gizzard fish	Coregonus clupeaformis	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hirame	Paralichthys olivaceus	Paralichthyidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crazy ant	Paratrechina longicornis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tropical fire ant	Solenopsis geminata	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redhead	Lumbricus rubellus	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Star squirt	Botryllus schlosseri	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eucalyptus longhorn borer	Phoracantha semipunctata	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Garlic snail	Oxychilus alliarius	Oxychilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lesser eucalyptus longhorn beetle	Phoracantha recurva	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ten spotted live-bearer	Cnesterodon decemmaculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Glassy-winged sharpshooter	Homalodisca vitripennis	Cicadellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hydroid	Cordylophora caspia	Cordylophoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floral ant	Monomorium floricola	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Penny ant	Tetramorium bicarinatum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Uruguay tetra	Cheirodon interruptus	Characidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ass	Equus asinus	Equidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cockspur	Bimastos rubidus	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Small leaf worm	Dendrobaena octaedra	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Marbled scud	Jassa marmorata	Ischyroceridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Horse	Equus caballus	Equidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wrinkled snail	Xeroplexa intersecta	Geomitridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue shrimp	Penaeus stylirostris	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Freshwater polyp	Craspedacusta sowerbii	Olindiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Harmonia axyridis	Harmonia axyridis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hypoponera confinis	Hypoponera confinis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Monocorophium insidiosum	Monocorophium insidiosum	Corophiidae	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.