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Introduced and invasive animals in Philippines

90 animal species are listed as introduced in Philippines by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 21 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Philippines

Introduced species: 90
Flagged invasive: 21

Which invasive animals are in Philippines?

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

Red crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

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Cachama

Piaractus brachypomus

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All introduced animals in Philippines

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Crucian carp	Carassius carassius	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Arapaima	Arapaima gigas	Arapaimidae	Data Deficient	Invasive
Cane toad	Rhinella marina	Bufonidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Walking catfish	Clarias batrachus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Asian snakehead	Channa striata	Channidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Red crayfish	Procambarus clarkii	Cambaridae	Not recorded	Invasive
Cachama	Piaractus brachypomus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Apple snail	Pomacea canaliculata	Ampullariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Java barb	Barbonymus gonionotus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Aztec cichlid	Parachromis managuensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Amazon sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys pardalis	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Vermiculated sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Taiwanese frog	Hoplobatrachus chinensis	Dicroglossidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Whiteleg shrimp	Penaeus vannamei	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Eurasian tree sparrow	Passer montanus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Milkfish	Chanos chanos	Chanidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Zebrafish	Danio rerio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Polynesian rat	Rattus exulans	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Rohu	Labeo rohita	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Painted turtle	Chrysemys picta	Emydidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Kissing gourami	Helostoma temminckii	Helostomatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Molly	Poecilia sphenops	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Climbing perch	Anabas testudineus	Anabantidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Iridescent shark	Pangasianodon hypophthalmus	Pangasiidae	Endangered	Introduced
Red pirai	Pygocentrus nattereri	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red palm weevil	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	Dryophthoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Three spot gourami	Trichopodus trichopterus	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese softshell	Pelodiscus sinensis	Trionychidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lace gourami	Trichopodus leerii	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Giant gourami	Osphronemus goramy	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kelesa	Scleropages formosus	Osteoglossidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cachama	Colossoma macropomum	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dojo	Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	Cobitidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bull	Lepomis macrochirus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Zebra cichlid	Amatitlania nigrofasciata	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bronze corydoras	Corydoras aeneus	Callichthyidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sailfin molly	Poecilia latipinna	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Suckermouth catfish	Hypostomus plecostomus	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banded bullfrog	Kaloula pulchra	Microhylidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Tanezumi rat	Rattus tanezumi	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red snakehead	Channa micropeltes	Channidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue panchax	Aplocheilus panchax	Aplocheilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue lobster	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Featherback	Chitala chitala	Notopteridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common wolf snake	Lycodon aulicus	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Worm snake	Indotyphlops braminus	Typhlopidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Oreochromis aureus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mrigal	Cirrhinus cirrhosus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mummichog	Fundulus heteroclitus	Fundulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bigheaded ant	Pheidole megacephala	Formicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Clown knifefish	Chitala ornata	Notopteridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Greenhouse frog	Eleutherodactylus planirostris	Eleutherodactylidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Blackchin tilapia	Sarotherodon melanotheron	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green perch	Lepomis cyanellus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White-banded wolf snake	Lycodon subcinctus	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mango fish	Coptodon zillii	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blackfin pearlfish	Austrolebias nigripinnis	Rivulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black-striped mussel	Mytilopsis sallei	Dreissenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cockscomb mussel	Cristaria plicata	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Orange tiger	Mayaheros urophthalmus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sabaki tilapia	Oreochromis spilurus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Erythrina gall wasp	Quadrastichus erythrinae	Eulophidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spiny cup-and-saucer	Crucibulum spinosum	Calyptraeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue worm	Perionyx excavatus	Megascolecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Japanese jumper	Amynthas corticis	Megascolecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Catla	Labeo catla	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue shrimp	Penaeus stylirostris	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Snakeskin gourami	Trichopodus pectoralis	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tiger barb	Puntigrus tetrazona	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Acoma confusa	Acoma confusa	Scarabaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dichogaster saliens	Dichogaster saliens	Benhamiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Java sparrow	Lonchura oryzivora	Estrildidae	Endangered	Introduced
Miyagi oyster	Magallana gigas	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Retic	Malayopython reticulatus	Pythonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pheretima elongata	Pheretima elongata	Megascolecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pontoscolex corethrurus	Pontoscolex corethrurus	Rhinodrilidae	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.