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Introduced and invasive animals in Peru

124 animal species are listed as introduced in Peru by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 31 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Peru

Introduced species: 124
Flagged invasive: 31

Which invasive animals are in Peru?

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

All introduced animals in Peru

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	Suidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Invasive
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European wildcat	Felis silvestris	Felidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	Invasive
Western cattle egret	Ardea ibis	Ardeidae	Least Concern	Invasive
European hare	Lepus europaeus	Leporidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Three spot gourami	Trichopodus trichopterus	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Garden snail	Cornu aspersum	Helicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Medfly	Ceratitis capitata	Tephritidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Argentine ant	Linepithema humile	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Blue lobster	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Mealy scale	Icerya purchasi	Monophlebidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Red-rim melania	Melanoides tuberculata	Thiaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ghost ant	Tapinoma melanocephalum	Formicidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Citrus miner	Phyllocnistis citrella	Gracillariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Argentinian silverside	Odontesthes bonariensis	Atherinopsidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Pink bollworm	Pectinophora gossypiella	Gelechiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ram	Ovis aries	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Ass	Equus asinus	Equidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Domestic cattle	Bos taurus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Kid	Capra hircus	Bovidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Citrostichus phyllocnistoides	Citrostichus phyllocnistoides	Eulophidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red deer	Cervus elaphus	Cervidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Western honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Dromedary	Camelus dromedarius	Camelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mute swan	Cygnus olor	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	Introduced
Brown trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Green iguana	Iguana iguana	Iguanidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Dengue fever mosquito	Aedes aegypti	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arapaima	Arapaima gigas	Arapaimidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Turbot	Scophthalmus maximus	Scophthalmidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Magellanic penguin	Spheniscus magellanicus	Spheniscidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Oscar	Astronotus ocellatus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Green swordtail	Xiphophorus hellerii	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Painted turtle	Chrysemys picta	Emydidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Harris's hawk	Parabuteo unicinctus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	Introduced
African clawed frog	Xenopus laevis	Pipidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Platy	Xiphophorus maculatus	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Laker	Salvelinus namaycush	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue-gray tanager	Thraupis episcopus	Thraupidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lace gourami	Trichopodus leerii	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	Thraupidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Cachama	Colossoma macropomum	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pharaoh ant	Monomorium pharaonis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue lorikeet	Vini peruviana	Psittaculidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Red-crested cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Thraupidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Saffron finch	Sicalis flaveola	Thraupidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Zebra cichlid	Amatitlania nigrofasciata	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pacific parrotlet	Forpus coelestis	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Giant sailfin	Poecilia velifera	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cachama	Piaractus brachypomus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cobalt-rumped parrotlet	Forpus xanthopterygius	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red-masked parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	Psittacidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Tobacco whitefly	Bemisia tabaci	Aleyrodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cobalt-winged parakeet	Brotogeris cyanoptera	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Yellow-hooded blackbird	Chrysomus icterocephalus	Icteridae	Least Concern	Introduced
White-winged parakeet	Brotogeris versicolurus	Psittacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
White-edged oriole	Icterus graceannae	Icteridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Peacock bass	Cichla ocellaris	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cuban tree frog	Osteopilus septentrionalis	Hylidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown widow	Latrodectus geometricus	Theridiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ashy physa	Physella acuta	Physidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Oreochromis aureus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sea vase	Ciona intestinalis	Cionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Guayaquil squirrel	Sciurus stramineus	Sciuridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Coptodon rendalli	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern house mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mabouya	Hemidactylus mabouia	Gekkonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tucanare peacock bass	Cichla monoculus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Crazy ant	Paratrechina longicornis	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black Prochilodus	Prochilodus nigricans	Prochilodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Vedalia beetle	Rodolia cardinalis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Woolly aphid parasite	Aphelinus mali	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red abalone	Haliotis rufescens	Haliotidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cuban tick	Rhipicephalus microplus	Ixodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Striped barnacle	Amphibalanus amphitrite	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
South American palm weevil	Rhynchophorus palmarum	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown bugula	Bugula neritina	Bugulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Prochilodus argenteus	Prochilodus argenteus	Prochilodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lima rocket frog	Hyloxalus littoralis	Dendrobatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wami tilapia	Oreochromis urolepis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Darkfin Brycon	Brycon melanopterus	Bryconidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cat	Felis catus	Felidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Savigny's brittle star	Ophiactis savignyi	Ophiactidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brycon cephalus	Brycon cephalus	Bryconidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Marron	Cherax tenuimanus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green porcelain crab	Petrolisthes armatus	Porcellanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Horse	Equus caballus	Equidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kew bug	Insignorthezia insignis	Ortheziidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ageniaspis citricola	Ageniaspis citricola	Encyrtidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Anagyrus saccharicola	Anagyrus saccharicola	Encyrtidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Anguinella palmata	Anguinella palmata	Nolellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Anodontites trapesialis	Anodontites trapesialis	Mycetopodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphytis holoxanthus	Aphytis holoxanthus	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphytis lepidosaphes	Aphytis lepidosaphes	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aphytis roseni	Aphytis roseni	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Botryllus perspicuum	Botryllus perspicuum	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cales noacki	Cales noacki	Calesidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Coccophagus rusti	Coccophagus rusti	Aphelinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Harmonia axyridis	Harmonia axyridis	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis	Polyandrocarpa zorritensis	Styelidae	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.