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Introduced and invasive animals in Rwanda
21 animal species are listed as introduced in Rwanda by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 1 of them is flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 21
- Flagged invasive
- 1
Which invasive animals are in Rwanda?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
All introduced animals in Rwanda
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Invasive |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Barbel | Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Leopard lungfish | Protopterus aethiopicus | Protopteridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lake Tanganyika sardine | Limnothrissa miodon | Ehiravidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Oriental fruit fly | Bactrocera dorsalis | Tephritidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Coptodon rendalli | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Savoury cichlid | Oreochromis esculentus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Allauad's Haplo | Astatoreochromis alluaudi | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Longfin tilapia | Oreochromis macrochir | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Silver cyprinid | Rastrineobola argentea | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lake Tanganyika sprat | Stolothrissa tanganicae | Ehiravidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue-spotted tilapia | Oreochromis leucostictus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cypress aphid | Cinara cupressi | Aphididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bulera Haplo | Haplochromis erythromaculatus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Butterfish | Schilbe intermedius | Schilbeidae | 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.