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Introduced and invasive animals in Moldova
50 animal species are listed as introduced in Moldova by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 17 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 50
- Flagged invasive
- 17
Which invasive animals are in Moldova?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Earthworm
Lumbricus terrestris
Lytta spanishfly
Lytta vesicatoria
Brown marmorated stink bug
Halyomorpha halys
Pharaoh ant
Monomorium pharaonis
Lily beetle
Lilioceris lilii
Horse-chestnut leafminer
Cameraria ohridella
Mottled umber
Erannis defoliaria
Amur sleeper
Perccottus glenii
Plane lace bug
Corythucha ciliata
Western flower Thrip
Frankliniella occidentalis
Oak lace bug
Corythucha arcuata
All introduced animals in Moldova
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado potato beetle | Leptinotarsa decemlineata | Chrysomelidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Earthworm | Lumbricus terrestris | Lumbricidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Lytta spanishfly | Lytta vesicatoria | Meloidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Brown marmorated stink bug | Halyomorpha halys | Pentatomidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Pharaoh ant | Monomorium pharaonis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Lily beetle | Lilioceris lilii | Chrysomelidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Horse-chestnut leafminer | Cameraria ohridella | Gracillariidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Mottled umber | Erannis defoliaria | Geometridae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Amur sleeper | Perccottus glenii | Odontobutidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Plane lace bug | Corythucha ciliata | Tingidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Western flower Thrip | Frankliniella occidentalis | Thripidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Oak lace bug | Corythucha arcuata | Tingidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cypress aphid | Cinara cupressi | Aphididae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Box scale | Eriococcus buxi | Eriococcidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| European elm scale | Gossyparia spuria | Eriococcidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cryptographis perspectalis | Cryptographis perspectalis | Crambidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Lymantria dispar | Lymantria dispar | Erebidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Golden jackal | Canis aureus | Canidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| European rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Leporidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| European fallow deer | Dama dama | Cervidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides | Canidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Sika deer | Cervus nippon | Cervidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Prussian carp | Carassius gibelio | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Cyprinidae | Data Deficient | Introduced |
| Chinese mitten crab | Eriocheir sinensis | Varunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Stone Moroco | Pseudorasbora parva | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black Amur | Mylopharyngodon piceus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Garden snail | Cornu aspersum | Helicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Seed | Lepomis gibbosus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fall webworm | Hyphantria cunea | Erebidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Channel cat | Ictalurus punctatus | Ictaluridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian clam | Corbicula fluminea | Cyrenidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mudsnail | Potamopyrgus antipodarum | Tateidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Chinese pondmussel | Sinanodonta woodiana | Not recorded | Not recorded | Introduced |
| The nerite | Theodoxus fluviatilis | Neritidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Quagga mussel | Dreissena bugensis | Dreissenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mud crab | Rhithropanopeus harrisii | Panopeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Oriental river prawn | Macrobrachium nipponense | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian clam | Corbicula fluminalis | Cyrenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Hemimysis | Hemimysis anomala | Mysidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ovate beroid | Beroe ovata | Beroidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Aquatic oligochaete worm | Branchiura sowerbyi | Naididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fragile ancylid | Ferrissia californica | Planorbidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Harmonia axyridis | Harmonia axyridis | Coccinellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Theodoxus major | Theodoxus major | Neritidae | 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.