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Introduced and invasive animals in Namibia

28 animal species are listed as introduced in Namibia by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 17 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Namibia

Introduced species: 28
Flagged invasive: 17

Which invasive animals are in Namibia?

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

Bass

Micropterus salmoides

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

ParastacidaeNo free photo yet

Mimic lymnaea

Pseudosuccinea columella

LymnaeidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Namibia

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Green swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mediterranean mussel	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ashy physa	Physella acuta	Physidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mimic lymnaea	Pseudosuccinea columella	Lymnaeidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Seminole ramshorn	Planorbella duryi	Planorbidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ass	Equus asinus	Equidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cat	Felis catus	Felidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Horse	Equus caballus	Equidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Chubbyhead barb	Enteromius anoplus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Three spot gourami	Trichopodus trichopterus	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Native oyster	Ostrea edulis	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cape dwarf chameleon	Bradypodion pumilum	Chamaeleonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Astyanax orthodus	Astyanax orthodus	Acestrorhamphidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black and white black variegated bruchid	Neltumius arizonensis	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	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.