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Introduced and invasive animals in Netherlands

127 animal species are listed as introduced in Netherlands by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 53 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Netherlands

Introduced species: 127
Flagged invasive: 53

Which invasive animals are in Netherlands?

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

Red crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

CambaridaeNo free photo yet

Rice weevil

Sitophilus oryzae

DryophthoridaeNo free photo yet

Pea beetle

Bruchus pisorum

ChrysomelidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Netherlands

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Colorado potato beetle	Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Nutria	Myocastor coypus	Echimyidae	Least Concern	Invasive
American mink	Neogale vison	Mustelidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Anatidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Anatidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Signal crayfish	Pacifastacus leniusculus	Astacidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Zebra mussel	Dreissena polymorpha	Dreissenidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Red crayfish	Procambarus clarkii	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Steamer	Mya arenaria	Myidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Rice weevil	Sitophilus oryzae	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pea beetle	Bruchus pisorum	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pea weevil	Acanthoscelides obtectus	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cacao moth	Ephestia elutella	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Delcore crayfish	Faxonius limosus	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Buffalo treehopper	Stictocephala bisonia	Membracidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black carpet beetle	Attagenus unicolor	Dermestidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pulse beetle	Callosobruchus chinensis	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mud crab	Rhithropanopeus harrisii	Panopeidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Boat shell	Crepidula fornicata	Calyptraeidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Fig-moth	Cadra cautella	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pea leafminer	Liriomyza huidobrensis	Agromyzidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Australian spider beetle	Ptinus tectus	Ptinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Maize moth	Spoladea recurvalis	Crambidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Club tunicate	Styela clava	Styelidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Larch sawfly	Pristiphora erichsonii	Tenthredinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cherry maggot	Rhagoletis cingulata	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Andromeda lacebug	Stephanitis takeyai	Tingidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Australian carpet beetle	Anthrenocerus australis	Dermestidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Hemerocallis gall midge	Contarinia quinquenotata	Cecidomyiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Douglas fir seed Chalcidoid wasp	Megastigmus spermotrophus	Megastigmidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ornate aphid	Myzus ornatus	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Azolla weevil	Stenopelmus rufinasus	Brachyceridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Rhododendron lace bug	Stephanitis rhododendri	Tingidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gladiolus thrips	Thrips simplex	Thripidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Red worm disease	Mytilicola intestinalis	Mytilicolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Shallot aphid	Myzus ascalonicus	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Horse chestnut scale	Pulvinaria regalis	Coccidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Privet mite	Brevipalpus obovatus	Tenuipalpidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Strawberry aphid	Chaetosiphon fragaefolii	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Oyster redworm	Mytilicola orientalis	Mytilicolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Yellow rose aphid	Rhodobium porosum	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tobacco thrips	Frankliniella fusca	Thripidae	Not recorded	Invasive
A mammal flea	Leptopsylla segnis	Leptopsyllidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Caragana aphid	Acyrthosiphon caraganae	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Tulip bulb aphid	Dysaphis tulipae	Aphididae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cottony hydrangea scale	Pulvinaria kuwacola	Coccidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Eel parasite	Anguillicola crassus	Anguillicolidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Larch spinner	Cephalcia lariciphila	Pamphiliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cartodere bifasciata	Cartodere bifasciata	Latridiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Monochamus galloprovincialis	Monochamus galloprovincialis	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Monochamus sartor	Monochamus sartor	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Xiphinema vuittenezi	Xiphinema vuittenezi	Longidoridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Raccoon	Procyon lotor	Procyonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common raccoon dog	Nyctereutes procyonoides	Canidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Sterlet	Acipenser ruthenus	Acipenseridae	Endangered	Introduced
Siberian chipmunk	Tamias sibiricus	Sciuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chinese mitten crab	Eriocheir sinensis	Varunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oriental cockroach	Blatta orientalis	Blattidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Stone Moroco	Pseudorasbora parva	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Round goby	Neogobius melanostomus	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Clothing moth	Tineola bisselliella	Tineidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Seed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Horned pout	Ameiurus melas	Ictaluridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Waxworm	Plodia interpunctella	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Babka goby	Neogobius fluviatilis	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Horse-chestnut leafminer	Cameraria ohridella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oak Processionary	Thaumetopoea processionea	Notodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
French grain-moth	Sitotroga cerealella	Gelechiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citrus mealybug	Planococcus citri	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citrus trunk borer	Anoplophora chinensis	Cerambycidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common oyster	Crassostrea virginica	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bighead goby	Ponticola kessleri	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rapana venosa	Rapana venosa	Muricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tubenose goby	Proterorhinus semilunaris	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Qahog	Mercenaria mercenaria	Veneridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mudsnail	Potamopyrgus antipodarum	Tateidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Maize-aphid	Rhopalosiphum maidis	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rosemary beetle	Chrysolina americana	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Roger's Crypt ant	Hypoponera punctatissima	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Potato moth	Phthorimaea operculella	Gelechiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Azalea leaf miner	Caloptilia azaleella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Carpet-moth	Trichophaga tapetzella	Tineidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern oak bush-cricket	Meconema meridionale	Tettigoniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown house moth	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Oecophoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Broad mite	Polyphagotarsonemus latus	Tarsonemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Northern whitefin gudgeon	Romanogobio belingi	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banana moth	Opogona sacchari	Tineidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Carnation twist	Cacoecimorpha pronubana	Tortricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ring legged earwig	Euborellia annulipes	Anisolabididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rhododendron leafhopper	Graphocephala fennahi	Cicadellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blairs shoulder-knot	Lithophane leautieri	Noctuidae	Not recorded	Introduced
False angelwing	Petricolaria pholadiformis	Veneridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hollyhock weevil	Rhopalapion longirostre	Brentidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Large pale clothes	Tinea pallescentella	Tineidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mexican bean weevil	Zabrotes subfasciatus	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Japanese skeleton shrimp	Caprella mutica	Caprellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown soft scale	Coccus hesperidum	Coccidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Indian house cricket	Gryllodes sigillatus	Gryllidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dark falsemussel	Mytilopsis leucophaeata	Dreissenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Citrus Ermel	Prays citri	Praydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Douglas fir adelgid	Adelges cooleyi	Adelgidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Large larch bark beetle	Ips cembrae	Curculionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cape mealybug	Pseudococcus viburni	Pseudococcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Coot clam	Mulinia lateralis	Mactridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dried fruit moth	Cadra calidella	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bone house earwig	Marava arachidis	Spongiphoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banana aphid	Pentalonia nigronervosa	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Orchidfly	Eurytoma orchidearum	Eurytomidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Acrotrichis cognata	Acrotrichis cognata	Ptiliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Adelges nordmannianae	Adelges nordmannianae	Adelgidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aedes flavopictus	Aedes flavopictus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Carob moth	Ectomyelois ceratoniae	Pyralidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Harmonia axyridis	Harmonia axyridis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Luperomorpha xanthodera	Luperomorpha xanthodera	Chrysomelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Phyllocoptes azaleae	Phyllocoptes azaleae	Eriophyidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tinocallis nevskyi	Tinocallis nevskyi	Aphididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Xyleborinus attenuatus	Xyleborinus attenuatus	Curculionidae	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.