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Introduced and invasive animals in Mauritius

184 animal species are listed as introduced in Mauritius by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 37 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Mauritius

Introduced species: 184
Flagged invasive: 37

Which invasive animals are in Mauritius?

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

All introduced animals in Mauritius

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	Suidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House crow	Corvus splendens	Corvidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Crab-eating macaque	Macaca fascicularis	Cercopithecidae	Endangered	Invasive
Cane toad	Rhinella marina	Bufonidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Red-whiskered bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Pycnonotidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rohu	Labeo rohita	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Crown-of-thorns starfish	Acanthaster planci	Acanthasteridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Asian house shrew	Suncus murinus	Soricidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Chichak	Hemidactylus frenatus	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bull	Lepomis macrochirus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mrigal	Cirrhinus cirrhosus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cannibal snail	Euglandina rosea	Spiraxidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bigheaded ant	Pheidole megacephala	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Madagascar day gecko	Phelsuma grandis	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mango fish	Coptodon zillii	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cypress aphid	Cinara cupressi	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
White-footed ant	Technomyrmex albipes	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cat	Felis catus	Felidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Eucalyptus snout beetle	Gonipterus scutellatus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Erythrina gall wasp	Quadrastichus erythrinae	Eulophidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black twig borer	Xylosandrus compactus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mongoose	Urva javanica	Herpestidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Kid	Capra hircus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Diaphorina citri	Diaphorina citri	Liviidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Xylosandrus morigerus	Xylosandrus morigerus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Falconidae	Least Concern	Introduced
European goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Fringillidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Eurasian bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Fringillidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Rallidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mute swan	Cygnus olor	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Western cattle egret	Ardea ibis	Ardeidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Black swan	Cygnus atratus	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rosy starling	Pastor roseus	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Helmeted guinea fowl	Numida meleagris	Numididae	Least Concern	Introduced
Blue-and-yellow macaw	Ara ararauna	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grey parrot	Psittacus erithacus	Psittacidae	Endangered	Introduced
Atlantic canary	Serinus canaria	Fringillidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Muscovy duck	Cairina moschata	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Western swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Rallidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Spotted dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Golden pheasant	Chrysolophus pictus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
King quail	Synoicus chinensis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Laughing dove	Spilopelia senegalensis	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Japanese quail	Coturnix japonica	Phasianidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Rosy-faced lovebird	Agapornis roseicollis	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Scaly-breasted munia	Lonchura punctulata	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Pied crow	Corvus albus	Corvidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red avadavat	Amandava amandava	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Introduced
White-faced whistling duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Green swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Yellow-crested cockatoo	Cacatua sulphurea	Cacatuidae	Critically Endangered	Introduced
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Javan rusa	Rusa timorensis	Cervidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Village weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	Ploceidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Zebra dove	Geopelia striata	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Crimson rosella	Platycercus elegans	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grey-headed lovebird	Agapornis canus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Asian snakehead	Channa striata	Channidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Indian hare	Lepus nigricollis	Leporidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Eastern rosella	Platycercus eximius	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Tailless tenrec	Tenrec ecaudatus	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Aldabra giant tortoise	Aldabrachelys gigantea	Testudinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tanimbar corella	Cacatua goffiniana	Cacatuidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Diamond dove	Geopelia cuneata	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African collared dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red lory	Eos bornea	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Dusky lory	Pseudeos fuscata	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Garden snail	Cornu aspersum	Helicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Meller's duck	Anas melleri	Anatidae	Endangered	Introduced
Longlegged ant	Anoplolepis gracilipes	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese francolin	Francolinus pintadeanus	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Giant gourami	Osphronemus goramy	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bloodsucker	Calotes versicolor	Agamidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mauritius fody	Foudia rubra	Ploceidae	Endangered	Introduced
Malagasy turtle dove	Nesoenas picturatus	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Jungle bush quail	Perdicula asiatica	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Allen's gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Rallidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red fody	Foudia madagascariensis	Ploceidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus dolomieu	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Native oyster	Ostrea edulis	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cape weaver	Ploceus capensis	Ploceidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Great myna	Acridotheres grandis	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Yellow-fronted canary	Crithagra mozambica	Fringillidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Greater vasa parrot	Coracopsis vasa	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Madagascar partridge	Margaroperdix madagarensis	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock bush quail	Perdicula argoondah	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Madagascar buttonquail	Turnix nigricollis	Turnicidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Lesser vasa parrot	Coracopsis nigra	Psittaculidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Hoopoe starling	Fregilupus varius	Sturnidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cape canary	Serinus canicollis	Fringillidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Réunion bulbul	Hypsipetes borbonicus	Pycnonotidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Blue lobster	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asian rhinoceros beetle	Oryctes rhinoceros	Scarabaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kalundar	Etroplus suratensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red-cowled cardinal	Paroaria dominicana	Thraupidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Butler's dtella	Gehyra mutilata	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red-rim melania	Melanoides tuberculata	Thiaridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wattle-necked softshell	Palea steindachneri	Trionychidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common wolf snake	Lycodon aulicus	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Worm snake	Indotyphlops braminus	Typhlopidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Guttural toad	Sclerophrys gutturalis	Bufonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mascarene grass frog	Ptychadena mascareniensis	Ptychadenidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Oriental fruit fly	Bactrocera dorsalis	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Coptodon rendalli	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crazy ant	Paratrechina longicornis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cactus moth	Cactoblastis cactorum	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green perch	Lepomis cyanellus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tropical fire ant	Solenopsis geminata	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bream	Lepomis microlophus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Longfin tilapia	Oreochromis macrochir	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eucalyptus longhorn borer	Phoracantha semipunctata	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Emery's Sneaking ant	Cardiocondyla emeryi	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Palm redeye	Erionota thrax	Hesperiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pea leafminer	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Agromyzidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Yellow Sneaking ant	Cardiocondyla wroughtonii	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Floral ant	Monomorium floricola	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Penny ant	Tetramorium bicarinatum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Destroyer ant	Trichomyrmex destructor	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red coral	Tubastraea coccinea	Dendrophylliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White-footed ant	Technomyrmex difficilis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red palm mite	Raoiella indica	Tenuipalpidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Marron	Cherax tenuimanus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Roger's pygmy snapping ant	Strumigenys rogeri	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wooly ant	Tetramorium lanuginosum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Groove-headed fierce ant	Tetramorium simillimum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Granulate ambrosia beetle	Xylosandrus crassiusculus	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown Playboy	Deudorix antalus	Lycaenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Indian big-headed ant	Pheidole indica	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Greenhouse fierce ant	Tetramorium caldarium	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Emma's Dacetine ant	Strumigenys emmae	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pallid-footed ant	Technomyrmex pallipes	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fijian white-footed ant	Technomyrmex vitiensis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Catla	Labeo catla	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Robust crazy ant	Nylanderia bourbonica	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Field crazy ant	Nylanderia vividula	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gray mongoose	Urva edwardsii	Herpestidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bactrocera zonata	Bactrocera zonata	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi	Brachymyrmex cordemoyi	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brachyponera obscurans	Brachyponera obscurans	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hypoponera eduardi	Hypoponera eduardi	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Leptogenys maxillosa	Leptogenys maxillosa	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bronze munia	Lonchura cucullata	Estrildidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Java sparrow	Lonchura oryzivora	Estrildidae	Endangered	Introduced
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Clonal Raider ant	Ooceraea biroi	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gray francolin	Ortygornis pondicerianus	Phasianidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Paratrechina madagascarensis	Paratrechina madagascarensis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pheidole fervens	Pheidole fervens	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pheidole parva	Pheidole parva	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Strumigenys godeffroyi	Strumigenys godeffroyi	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Strumigenys maxillaris	Strumigenys maxillaris	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Strumigenys simoni	Strumigenys simoni	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tetramorium insolens	Tetramorium insolens	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tetramorium pacificum	Tetramorium pacificum	Formicidae	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.