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Introduced and invasive animals in Croatia

227 animal species are listed as introduced in Croatia by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 28 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Croatia

Introduced species: 227
Flagged invasive: 28

Which invasive animals are in Croatia?

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

Slider

Trachemys scripta

EmydidaeNo free photo yet

Coronet

Fistularia commersonii

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

Giant toado

Lagocephalus sceleratus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Indian mongoose

Urva auropunctata

HerpestidaeNo free photo yet

Delcore crayfish

Faxonius limosus

CambaridaeNo free photo yet

Dusky spinefoot

Siganus luridus

SiganidaeNo free photo yet

Black spinefoot

Siganus rivulatus

SiganidaeNo free photo yet

Reticulated leatherjacket

Stephanolepis diaspros

MonacanthidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Croatia

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Blue crab	Callinectes sapidus	Portunidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Signal crayfish	Pacifastacus leniusculus	Astacidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Zebra mussel	Dreissena polymorpha	Dreissenidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Slider	Trachemys scripta	Emydidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Coronet	Fistularia commersonii	Fistulariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Giant toado	Lagocephalus sceleratus	Tetraodontidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Indian mongoose	Urva auropunctata	Herpestidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Delcore crayfish	Faxonius limosus	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Dusky spinefoot	Siganus luridus	Siganidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black spinefoot	Siganus rivulatus	Siganidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Reticulated leatherjacket	Stephanolepis diaspros	Monacanthidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Spotted seahare	Aplysia dactylomela	Aplysiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Sennit	Sphyraena pinguis	Sphyraenidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Flat crab	Percnon gibbesi	Percnidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tube worm	Ficopomatus enigmaticus	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Kagoshima blood cockle	Anadara kagoshimensis	Arcidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bag mussel	Arcuatula senhousia	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Transverse ark	Anadara transversa	Arcidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pygmy mussel	Xenostrobus securis	Modiolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pharaoh mussel	Brachidontes pharaonis	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Hairy sea hare	Bursatella leachii	Aplysiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Speckled sea squirt	Clavelina oblonga	Clavelinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cryptographis perspectalis	Cryptographis perspectalis	Crambidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis	Neopseudocapitella brasiliensis	Capitellidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Paraleucilla magna	Paraleucilla magna	Amphoriscidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Parvocalanus crassirostris	Parvocalanus crassirostris	Paracalanidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	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
Black swan	Cygnus atratus	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mandarin duck	Aix galericulata	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Colorado potato beetle	Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common raccoon dog	Nyctereutes procyonoides	Canidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Nutria	Myocastor coypus	Echimyidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chital	Axis axis	Cervidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Asian tiger mosquito	Aedes albopictus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Barbary sheep	Ammotragus lervia	Bovidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Wood duck	Aix sponsa	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Phylloxera	Daktulosphaira vitifoliae	Phylloxeridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Prussian carp	Carassius gibelio	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Arctic char	Salvelinus alpinus	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Lavaret	Coregonus lavaretus	Salmonidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Lumpfish	Cyclopterus lumpus	Cyclopteridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Stone Moroco	Pseudorasbora parva	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Round goby	Neogobius melanostomus	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Northern bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	Odontophoridae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Seed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mudcat	Ameiurus nebulosus	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fall webworm	Hyphantria cunea	Erebidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Roccus	Morone saxatilis	Moronidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Peled	Coregonus peled	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White pomfret	Pampus argenteus	Stromateidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ailanthus silkmoth	Samia cynthia	Saturniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Horned pout	Ameiurus melas	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Melon aphid	Aphis gossypii	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rockcod	Epinephelus coioides	Epinephelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pine seed bug	Leptoglossus occidentalis	Coreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cachama	Piaractus brachypomus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asian clam	Corbicula fluminea	Cyrenidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Babka goby	Neogobius fluviatilis	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tobacco whitefly	Bemisia tabaci	Aleyrodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Horse-chestnut leafminer	Cameraria ohridella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Angelfish	Holacanthus ciliaris	Pomacanthidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Geranium bronze	Cacyreus marshalli	Lycaenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Amur sleeper	Perccottus glenii	Odontobutidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pea weevil	Acanthoscelides obtectus	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Madai	Pagrus major	Sparidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wooly apple aphid	Eriosoma lanigerum	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mealy scale	Icerya purchasi	Monophlebidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citrus mealybug	Planococcus citri	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chestnut gall wasp	Dryocosmus kuriphilus	Cynipidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Plane lace bug	Corythucha ciliata	Tingidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cherry drosophila	Drosophila suzukii	Drosophilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bighead goby	Ponticola kessleri	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Japanese silk moth	Antheraea yamamai	Saturniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Western flower Thrip	Frankliniella occidentalis	Thripidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Western corn rootworm	Diabrotica virgifera	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floury Mothbug	Metcalfa pruinosa	Flatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mudsnail	Potamopyrgus antipodarum	Tateidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese pondmussel	Sinanodonta woodiana	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Rock bream	Oplegnathus fasciatus	Oplegnathidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citrus miner	Phyllocnistis citrella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Buffalo treehopper	Stictocephala bisonia	Membracidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pulse beetle	Callosobruchus chinensis	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Vedalia beetle	Rodolia cardinalis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mud dauber wasp	Sceliphron caementarium	Sphecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asian mud-dauber wasp	Sceliphron curvatum	Sphecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Azalea leaf miner	Caloptilia azaleella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Killer shrimp	Dikerogammarus villosus	Gammaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Locust digitate leafminer	Parectopa robiniella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
London midget	Phyllonorycter platani	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lime leafminer	Phyllonorycter issikii	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spirea aphid	Aphis spiraecola	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redheaded ash borer	Neoclytus acuminatus	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African flyingfish	Parexocoetus mento	Exocoetidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White scale	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banded grunter	Terapon theraps	Terapontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pacific crab	Hemigrapsus sanguineus	Varunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hemimysis	Hemimysis anomala	Mysidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Needlefish	Hemiramphus far	Hemiramphidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Slough crayfish	Procambarus fallax	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black citrus aphid	Toxoptera aurantii	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pea leafminer	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Agromyzidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green Melibe	Melibe viridis	Tethydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Firethorn leaf miner	Phyllonorycter leucographella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Purple scale predator	Rhyzobius lophanthae	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ivy scale	Aspidiotus nerii	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Triangle barnacle	Balanus trigonus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ring legged earwig	Euborellia annulipes	Anisolabididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Titan acorn barnacle	Megabalanus tintinnabulum	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hollyhock weevil	Rhopalapion longirostre	Brentidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arborvitae leafminer	Argyresthia thuiella	Argyresthiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown soft scale	Coccus hesperidum	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gleditsia gall midge	Dasineura gleditchiae	Cecidomyiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dwarf flathead	Elates ransonnettii	Platycephalidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Equulites klunzingeri	Equulites klunzingeri	Leiognathidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Four-spotted sap beetle	Glischrochilus quadrisignatus	Nitidulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Long tailed mealybug	Pseudococcus longispinus	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cherry maggot	Rhagoletis cingulata	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown coffee scale	Saissetia coffeae	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Waste grain beetle	Alphitophagus bifasciatus	Tenebrionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Caspian mud shrimp	Chelicorophium curvispinum	Corophiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pear bud mite	Eriophyes pyri	Eriophyidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Willey’s nudibranch	Halgerda willeyi	Discodorididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Comma scale	Lepidosaphes beckii	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Locust gall midge	Obolodiplosis robiniae	Cecidomyiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citrus red mite	Panonychus citri	Tetranychidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Barber	Paranthias furcifer	Epinephelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cape mealybug	Pseudococcus viburni	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Zig-zag sawfly	Aproceros leucopoda	Argidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Japanese wax scale	Ceroplastes japonicus	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fig scale	Chrysomphalus aonidum	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Debris bug	Lyctocoris campestris	Anthocoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Walnut aphid	Panaphis juglandis	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black scale	Saissetia oleae	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Iiory barnacle	Amphibalanus eburneus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Raisin moth	Cadra figulilella	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hard wax scale	Ceroplastes sinensis	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Walnut aphid	Chromaphis juglandicola	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Morgan's scale	Chrysomphalus dictyospermi	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citricola scale	Coccus pseudomagnoliarum	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Demon shrimp	Dikerogammarus haemobaphes	Gammaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red stickhydroid	Eudendrium carneum	Eudendriidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ponto-Caspian isopod	Jaera istri	Janiridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Long scale	Lepidosaphes gloverii	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Depressed flour beetle	Palorus subdepressus	Tenebrionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pyriform scale	Protopulvinaria pyriformis	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Striped false limpet	Siphonaria pectinata	Siphonariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Euonymus scale	Unaspis euonymi	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cottony bamboo scale	Antonina crawi	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black locust aphid	Appendiseta robiniae	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Privet mite	Brevipalpus obovatus	Tenuipalpidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Large cedar aphid	Cinara cedri	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Smalleyed flour beetle	Palorus ratzeburgi	Tenebrionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chaff scale	Parlatoria pergandii	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ebony scale	Parlatoria ziziphi	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Currant mealybug	Pseudococcus calceolariae	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Camellia soft scale	Pulvinaria floccifera	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Taiwanese bamboo aphid	Takecallis taiwana	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kew bug	Insignorthezia insignis	Ortheziidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bamboo scale	Kuwanaspis pseudoleucaspis	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
A mammal flea	Leptopsylla segnis	Leptopsyllidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rhododendron whitefly	Massilieurodes chittendeni	Aleyrodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
California maple aphid	Periphyllus californiensis	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tulip bulb aphid	Dysaphis tulipae	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fletcher scale	Parthenolecanium fletcheri	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pine bark adelgid	Pineus strobi	Adelgidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cottony hydrangea scale	Pulvinaria kuwacola	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Plain tamarisk plant bug	Tuponia brevirostris	Miridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black stem borer	Xylosandrus germanus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bay barnacle	Amphibalanus improvisus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black locust leafminer	Macrosaccus robiniella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Locust sawfly	Euura tibialis	Tenthredinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cottony maple scale	Neopulvinaria innumerabilis	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Acalyptris platani	Acalyptris platani	Nepticulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Acizzia jamatonica	Acizzia jamatonica	Psyllidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Adelencyrtus aulacaspidis	Adelencyrtus aulacaspidis	Encyrtidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Adelges nordmannianae	Adelges nordmannianae	Adelgidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Anicetus annulatus	Anicetus annulatus	Encyrtidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphanogmus bicolor	Aphanogmus bicolor	Ceraphronidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphidius smithi	Aphidius smithi	Braconidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphis spiraephaga	Aphis spiraephaga	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphytis mytilaspidis	Aphytis mytilaspidis	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arctapodema australis	Arctapodema australis	Rhopalonematidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arietellus pavoninus	Arietellus pavoninus	Arietellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bugulina fulva	Bugulina fulva	Bugulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Caloptilia roscipennella	Caloptilia roscipennella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Carpophilus pilosellus	Carpophilus pilosellus	Nitidulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese scale	Comstockaspis perniciosa	Diaspididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Corymorpha annulata	Corymorpha annulata	Corymorphidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dactylotrypes longicollis	Dactylotrypes longicollis	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dikerogammarus bispinosus	Dikerogammarus bispinosus	Gammaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Encarsia berlesei	Encarsia berlesei	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Encarsia perniciosi	Encarsia perniciosi	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eucheilota paradoxica	Eucheilota paradoxica	Lovenellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eudendrium merulum	Eudendrium merulum	Eudendriidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Haliscera bigelowi	Haliscera bigelowi	Halicreatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Harmonia axyridis	Harmonia axyridis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Katamysis warpachowskyi	Katamysis warpachowskyi	Mysidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Limnomysis benedeni	Limnomysis benedeni	Mysidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Megastigmus wachtli	Megastigmus wachtli	Megastigmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Metasychis gotoi	Metasychis gotoi	Maldanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Nereis persica	Nereis persica	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Nipponpulvinaria horii	Nipponpulvinaria horii	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Obesogammarus obesus	Obesogammarus obesus	Pontogammaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ochetostoma erythrogrammon	Ochetostoma erythrogrammon	Thalassematidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Orthoperus aequalis	Orthoperus aequalis	Corylophidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oxycarenus lavaterae	Oxycarenus lavaterae	Oxycarenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Phascolosoma carneum	Phascolosoma carneum	Phascolosomatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Platygaster robiniae	Platygaster robiniae	Platygastridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Trichydra pudica	Trichydra pudica	Trichydridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Araucaria pest	Uhleria araucariae	Eriococcidae	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.