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Introduced and invasive animals in Laos

29 animal species are listed as introduced in Laos by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 15 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Laos

Introduced species: 29
Flagged invasive: 15

Which invasive animals are in Laos?

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

Stone Moroco

Pseudorasbora parva

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Gambies

Gambusia holbrooki

PoeciliidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Laos

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rohu	Labeo rohita	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Stone Moroco	Pseudorasbora parva	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Apple snail	Pomacea canaliculata	Ampullariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mrigal	Cirrhinus mrigala	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Brontispa longissima	Brontispa longissima	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Dengue fever mosquito	Aedes aegypti	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Zebra dove	Geopelia striata	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red palm weevil	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lemon butterfly	Papilio demoleus	Papilionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Amur false gudgeon	Abbottina rivularis	Gobionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mrigal	Cirrhinus cirrhosus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spotted Steed	Hemibarbus maculatus	Gobionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lined lesser-bream	Metzia lineata	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floral ant	Monomorium floricola	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Catla	Labeo catla	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	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.