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Introduced and invasive animals in Gabon
20 animal species are listed as introduced in Gabon by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 3 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 20
- Flagged invasive
- 3
Which invasive animals are in Gabon?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus
Electric ant
Wasmannia auropunctata
Ghost ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
All introduced animals in Gabon
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian tiger mosquito | Aedes albopictus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Electric ant | Wasmannia auropunctata | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Ghost ant | Tapinoma melanocephalum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa | Suidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Barbel | Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Pharaoh ant | Monomorium pharaonis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| No name | Heterotis niloticus | Arapaimidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tilapia | Sarotherodon galilaeus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Coptodon rendalli | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Longfin tilapia | Oreochromis macrochir | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black-striped mussel | Mytilopsis sallei | Dreissenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| White telesto | Carijoa riisei | Carijoidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Island pinhole borer | Xyleborus perforans | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black twig borer | Xylosandrus compactus | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bactrocera invadens | Bactrocera invadens | Tephritidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Dichogaster saliens | Dichogaster saliens | Benhamiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Hyperiodrilus africanus | Hyperiodrilus africanus | Eudrilidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pontoscolex corethrurus | Pontoscolex corethrurus | Rhinodrilidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Xyleborus volvulus | Xyleborus volvulus | 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.