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Introduced and invasive animals in Malawi
30 animal species are listed as introduced in Malawi by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 14 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 30
- Flagged invasive
- 14
Which invasive animals are in Malawi?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Mealy scale
Icerya purchasi
Spirea aphid
Aphis spiraecola
Cypress aphid
Cinara cupressi
Eucalyptus snout beetle
Gonipterus scutellatus
Scania beetle
Prostephanus truncatus
Eurasian pine adelgid
Pineus pini
Pine needle aphid
Eulachnus rileyi
Kew bug
Insignorthezia insignis
Island pinhole borer
Xyleborus perforans
All introduced animals in Malawi
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Mealy scale | Icerya purchasi | Monophlebidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Spirea aphid | Aphis spiraecola | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cypress aphid | Cinara cupressi | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Eucalyptus snout beetle | Gonipterus scutellatus | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Scania beetle | Prostephanus truncatus | Bostrichidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Eurasian pine adelgid | Pineus pini | Adelgidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Pine needle aphid | Eulachnus rileyi | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Kew bug | Insignorthezia insignis | Ortheziidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Island pinhole borer | Xyleborus perforans | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cinara pinivora | Cinara pinivora | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Heteropsylla cubana | Heteropsylla cubana | Psyllidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Pineus boerneri | Pineus boerneri | Adelgidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | Salmonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Bull | Lepomis macrochirus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue lobster | Macrobrachium rosenbergii | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-rim melania | Melanoides tuberculata | Thiaridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Caudo | Phalloceros caudimaculatus | Poeciliidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Coptodon rendalli | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Chambo | Oreochromis karongae | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue-spotted tilapia | Oreochromis leucostictus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aonidomytilus albus | Aonidomytilus albus | Diaspididae | 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.