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Introduced and invasive animals in Dominica
69 animal species are listed as introduced in Dominica by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 16 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 69
- Flagged invasive
- 16
Which invasive animals are in Dominica?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Wild boar
Sus scrofa
House mouse
Mus musculus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Mealy scale
Icerya purchasi
Red-rim melania
Melanoides tuberculata
Ghost ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Spirea aphid
Aphis spiraecola
Crested anole
Anolis cristatellus
African giant snail
Lissachatina fulica
West Indian fruit fly
Anastrepha obliqua
All introduced animals in Dominica
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 |
| Eurasian collared dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Columbidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Mealy scale | Icerya purchasi | Monophlebidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Red-rim melania | Melanoides tuberculata | Thiaridae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Ghost ant | Tapinoma melanocephalum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Spirea aphid | Aphis spiraecola | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Crested anole | Anolis cristatellus | Anolidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| African giant snail | Lissachatina fulica | Achatinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| West Indian fruit fly | Anastrepha obliqua | Tephritidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Red palm mite | Raoiella indica | Tenuipalpidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Furniture termite | Cryptotermes brevis | Kalotermitidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Hibiscus mealybug | Maconellicoccus hirsutus | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Holopothrips inquilinus | Holopothrips inquilinus | Phlaeothripidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Green iguana | Iguana iguana | Iguanidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Dengue fever mosquito | Aedes aegypti | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata | Estrildidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common opossum | Didelphis marsupialis | Didelphidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| African collared dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Green stink bug | Nezara viridula | Pentatomidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-rumped agouti | Dasyprocta leporina | Dasyproctidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Cabbage moth | Plutella xylostella | Plutellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Shiny cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | Icteridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brown-throated parakeet | Eupsittula pertinax | Psittacidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rice weevil | Sitophilus oryzae | Dryophthoridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tobacco whitefly | Bemisia tabaci | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue lobster | Macrobrachium rosenbergii | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cuban tree frog | Osteopilus septentrionalis | Hylidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Citrus mealybug | Planococcus citri | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pink-spotted sphinx | Agrius cingulata | Sphingidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Southern house mosquito | Culex quinquefasciatus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mabouya | Hemidactylus mabouia | Gekkonidae | 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 |
| California red scale | Aonidiella aurantii | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pink bollworm | Pectinophora gossypiella | Gelechiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| White scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Citrus black-fly | Aleurocanthus woglumi | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| South American palm weevil | Rhynchophorus palmarum | Dryophthoridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Woolly whitefly | Aleurothrixus floccosus | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pineapple mealybug | Dysmicoccus brevipes | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Vegetable leafminer | Liriomyza sativae | Agromyzidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Floral ant | Monomorium floricola | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fireworm | Spodoptera eridania | Noctuidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red coral | Tubastraea coccinea | Dendrophylliidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spiraling whitefly | Aleurodicus dispersus | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bourbon scale | Aspidiotus destructor | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cat | Felis catus | Felidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Wormlizard | Gymnophthalmus underwoodi | Gymnophthalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Palm thrips | Thrips palmi | Thripidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Guava mealybug | Ferrisia virgata | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fig scale | Chrysomphalus aonidum | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cuban laurel thrips | Gynaikothrips ficorum | Phlaeothripidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black scale | Saissetia oleae | Coccidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mango seed weevil | Sternochetus mangiferae | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Quince scale | Hemiberlesia lataniae | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kentia mealybug | Nipaecoccus nipae | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kew bug | Insignorthezia insignis | Ortheziidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| White louse | Unaspis citri | Diaspididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aceria guerreronis | Aceria guerreronis | Eriophyidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aleurotrachelus atratus | Aleurotrachelus atratus | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Diaphorina citri | Diaphorina citri | Liviidae | 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.