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Introduced and invasive animals in Malaysia
60 animal species are listed as introduced in Malaysia by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 12 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 60
- Flagged invasive
- 12
Which invasive animals are in Malaysia?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
House crow
Corvus splendens
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Barbel
Clarias gariepinus
Gambies
Gambusia holbrooki
Apple snail
Pomacea canaliculata
Ghost ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Tropical fire ant
Solenopsis geminata
African giant snail
Lissachatina fulica
Giant applesnail
Pomacea maculata
All introduced animals in Malaysia
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| House crow | Corvus splendens | Corvidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Invasive |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Cyprinidae | Data Deficient | Invasive |
| Barbel | Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Gambies | Gambusia holbrooki | Poeciliidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Apple snail | Pomacea canaliculata | Ampullariidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Ghost ant | Tapinoma melanocephalum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Tropical fire ant | Solenopsis geminata | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| African giant snail | Lissachatina fulica | Achatinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Giant applesnail | Pomacea maculata | Ampullariidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Brontispa longissima | Brontispa longissima | Chrysomelidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| European rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Leporidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Siamese fighting fish | Betta splendens | Osphronemidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Dengue fever mosquito | Aedes aegypti | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian tiger mosquito | Aedes albopictus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Crab-eating macaque | Macaca fascicularis | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | Introduced |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rohu | Labeo rohita | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Blue crab | Callinectes sapidus | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Chinese softshell | Pelodiscus sinensis | Trionychidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red fire ant | Solenopsis invicta | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ricefish | Oryzias latipes | Adrianichthyidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Suckermouth catfish | Hypostomus plecostomus | Loricariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cachama | Piaractus brachypomus | Serrasalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Khapra beetle | Trogoderma granarium | Dermestidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue panchax | Aplocheilus panchax | Aplocheilidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Peacock bass | Cichla ocellaris | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kalundar | Etroplus suratensis | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Java barb | Barbonymus gonionotus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mud carp | Cirrhinus molitorella | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mrigal | Cirrhinus cirrhosus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Radiated Ptero | Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus | Loricariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tucanare peacock bass | Cichla monoculus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Native Hito | Clarias macrocephalus | Clariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Crazy ant | Paratrechina longicornis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Redclaw | Cherax quadricarinatus | Parastacidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mango fish | Coptodon zillii | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Amazon sailfin catfish | Pterygoplichthys pardalis | Loricariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black-striped mussel | Mytilopsis sallei | Dreissenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ram | Ovis aries | Bovidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mrigal | Cirrhinus mrigala | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Erythrina gall wasp | Quadrastichus erythrinae | Eulophidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Marron | Cherax tenuimanus | Parastacidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Domestic cattle | Bos taurus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Catla | Labeo catla | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Snakeskin gourami | Trichopodus pectoralis | Osphronemidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kid | Capra hircus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bullfrog | Aquarana catesbeiana | Ranidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Miyagi oyster | Magallana gigas | Ostreidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Whiteleg shrimp | Penaeus vannamei | 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.