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Introduced and invasive animals in Samoa
34 animal species are listed as introduced in Samoa by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 17 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 34
- Flagged invasive
- 17
Which invasive animals are in Samoa?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Crown-of-thorns starfish
Acanthaster planci
Jungle myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Chichak
Hemidactylus frenatus
Longlegged ant
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Gambies
Gambusia holbrooki
Asian rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
Cannibal snail
Euglandina rosea
Bigheaded ant
Pheidole megacephala
Ghost ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
All introduced animals in Samoa
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Common myna | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Crown-of-thorns starfish | Acanthaster planci | Acanthasteridae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Jungle myna | Acridotheres fuscus | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Chichak | Hemidactylus frenatus | Gekkonidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Longlegged ant | Anoplolepis gracilipes | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Gambies | Gambusia holbrooki | Poeciliidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Asian rhinoceros beetle | Oryctes rhinoceros | Scarabaeidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cannibal snail | Euglandina rosea | Spiraxidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Bigheaded ant | Pheidole megacephala | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Ghost ant | Tapinoma melanocephalum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| New Guinea flatworm | Platydemus manokwari | Geoplanidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| African giant snail | Lissachatina fulica | Achatinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Cat | Felis catus | Felidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Erythrina gall wasp | Quadrastichus erythrinae | Eulophidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Brontispa longissima | Brontispa longissima | Chrysomelidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa | Suidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Dengue fever mosquito | Aedes aegypti | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cane toad | Rhinella marina | Bufonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Tobacco whitefly | Bemisia tabaci | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cave molly | Poecilia mexicana | Poeciliidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Southern house mosquito | Culex quinquefasciatus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Crazy ant | Paratrechina longicornis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tropical fire ant | Solenopsis geminata | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Floral ant | Monomorium floricola | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red coral | Tubastraea coccinea | Dendrophylliidae | 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.