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Introduced and invasive animals in Iran
75 animal species are listed as introduced in Iran by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 10 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 75
- Flagged invasive
- 10
Which invasive animals are in Iran?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.

Black rat
Rattus rattus
Slider
Trachemys scripta
Gambies
Gambusia holbrooki

Leidy's comb jelly
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Ragworm
Hediste diversicolor
Mango fish
Coptodon zillii
Sharpbelly
Hemiculter leucisculus
Iiory barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus
Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
All introduced animals in Iran
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Slider | Trachemys scripta | Emydidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Gambies | Gambusia holbrooki | Poeciliidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Leidy's comb jelly | Mnemiopsis leidyi | Bolinopsidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Ragworm | Hediste diversicolor | Nereididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Mango fish | Coptodon zillii | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Sharpbelly | Hemiculter leucisculus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Iiory barnacle | Amphibalanus eburneus | Balanidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Bay barnacle | Amphibalanus improvisus | Balanidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Pleopis polyphemoides | Pleopis polyphemoides | Podonidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Procyonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Northern pike | Esox lucius | Esocidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| European eel | Anguilla anguilla | Anguillidae | Critically Endangered | Introduced |
| Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rhesus macaque | Macaca mulatta | Cercopithecidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nutria | Myocastor coypus | Echimyidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Flathead grey mullet | Mugil cephalus | Mugilidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Psittaculidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Crucian carp | Carassius carassius | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Zander | Sander lucioperca | Percidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Asian tiger mosquito | Aedes albopictus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| European flounder | Platichthys flesus | Pleuronectidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Alexandrine parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | Psittaculidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Ruddy duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | Anatidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Prussian carp | Carassius gibelio | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Green swordtail | Xiphophorus hellerii | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Cyprinidae | Data Deficient | Introduced |
| Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Barramundi | Lates calcarifer | Latidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Salmonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Chinese mitten crab | Eriocheir sinensis | Varunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian house shrew | Suncus murinus | Soricidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Bank myna | Acridotheres ginginianus | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Coho salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Stone Moroco | Pseudorasbora parva | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black Amur | Mylopharyngodon piceus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Chinese softshell | Pelodiscus sinensis | Trionychidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black tiger shrimp | Penaeus monodon | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mudcat | Ameiurus nebulosus | Ictaluridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fall webworm | Hyphantria cunea | Erebidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pharaoh ant | Monomorium pharaonis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Roccus | Morone saxatilis | Moronidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bull | Lepomis macrochirus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ricefish | Oryzias latipes | Adrianichthyidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Zebra cichlid | Amatitlania nigrofasciata | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue lobster | Macrobrachium rosenbergii | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fossil cat | Heteropneustes fossilis | Heteropneustidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kutum | Rutilus frisii | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Worm snake | Indotyphlops braminus | Typhlopidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tuffy | Pimephales promelas | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Crazy ant | Paratrechina longicornis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Upsidedown jelly | Cassiopea andromeda | Cassiopeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Invasive garden ant | Lasius neglectus | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Oriental river prawn | Macrobrachium nipponense | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Amur goby | Rhinogobius similis | Gobiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Destroyer ant | Trichomyrmex destructor | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ovate beroid | Beroe ovata | Beroidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aquatic oligochaete worm | Branchiura sowerbyi | Naididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Beech coccus | Cryptococcus fagisuga | Cryptococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Indian big-headed ant | Pheidole indica | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Yellow-footed ant | Nylanderia flavipes | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Field crazy ant | Nylanderia vividula | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Samsum ant | Brachyponera sennaarensis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Golden grey mullet | Chelon auratus | Mugilidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Small mullet | Chelon saliens | Mugilidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Didemnum psammatodes | Didemnum psammatodes | Didemnidae | 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.