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Introduced and invasive animals in Kenya

55 animal species are listed as introduced in Kenya by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 17 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Kenya

Introduced species: 55
Flagged invasive: 17

Which invasive animals are in Kenya?

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

Red crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

CambaridaeNo free photo yet

Western flower Thrip

Frankliniella occidentalis

ThripidaeNo free photo yet

Oriental fruit fly

Bactrocera dorsalis

TephritidaeNo free photo yet

Bigheaded ant

Pheidole megacephala

FormicidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Kenya

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Brown trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Nutria	Myocastor coypus	Echimyidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House crow	Corvus splendens	Corvidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Nile perch	Lates niloticus	Latidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Red crayfish	Procambarus clarkii	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Western flower Thrip	Frankliniella occidentalis	Thripidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Oriental fruit fly	Bactrocera dorsalis	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bigheaded ant	Pheidole megacephala	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Eucalyptus snout beetle	Gonipterus scutellatus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Scania beetle	Prostephanus truncatus	Bostrichidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cassava mealybug	Phenacoccus manihoti	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Sorghum stem borer	Chilo partellus	Crambidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Heteropsylla cubana	Heteropsylla cubana	Psyllidae	Not recorded	Invasive
European eel	Anguilla anguilla	Anguillidae	Critically Endangered	Introduced
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	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
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Yellow-collared lovebird	Agapornis personatus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Monk parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chichak	Hemidactylus frenatus	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black tiger shrimp	Penaeus monodon	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sailfin molly	Poecilia latipinna	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Worm snake	Indotyphlops braminus	Typhlopidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Coptodon rendalli	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cactus moth	Cactoblastis cactorum	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green perch	Lepomis cyanellus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Threespot tilapia	Oreochromis andersonii	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Longfin tilapia	Oreochromis macrochir	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mango fish	Coptodon zillii	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue-spotted tilapia	Oreochromis leucostictus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cypress aphid	Cinara cupressi	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Serpentine leafminer	Liriomyza trifolii	Agromyzidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Woolly whitefly	Aleurothrixus floccosus	Aleyrodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Russian wheat aphid	Diuraphis noxia	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tomato russet mite	Aculops lycopersici	Eriophyidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kew bug	Insignorthezia insignis	Ortheziidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Purple mite	Calacarus carinatus	Eriophyidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White prawn	Penaeus indicus	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bactrocera invadens	Bactrocera invadens	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Straightfin barb	Enteromius paludinosus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Harmonia axyridis	Harmonia axyridis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Candied shrimp	Penaeus notialis	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.