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Introduced and invasive animals in Tonga
52 animal species are listed as introduced in Tonga by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 16 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 52
- Flagged invasive
- 16
Which invasive animals are in Tonga?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Wild boar
Sus scrofa
House mouse
Mus musculus
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Polynesian rat
Rattus exulans
Jungle myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Longlegged ant
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Asian rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
Mealy scale
Icerya purchasi
Bigheaded ant
Pheidole megacephala
Ghost ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
All introduced animals in Tonga
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa | Suidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| House mouse | Mus musculus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Common myna | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Polynesian rat | Rattus exulans | Muridae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Jungle myna | Acridotheres fuscus | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Invasive |
| Longlegged ant | Anoplolepis gracilipes | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Asian rhinoceros beetle | Oryctes rhinoceros | Scarabaeidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Mealy scale | Icerya purchasi | Monophlebidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Bigheaded ant | Pheidole megacephala | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Ghost ant | Tapinoma melanocephalum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Crazy ant | Paratrechina longicornis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Tropical fire ant | Solenopsis geminata | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| New Guinea flatworm | Platydemus manokwari | Geoplanidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Floral ant | Monomorium floricola | Formicidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Dengue fever mosquito | Aedes aegypti | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | Pycnonotidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Crown-of-thorns starfish | Acanthaster planci | Acanthasteridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | Cichlidae | Vulnerable | Introduced |
| Pharaoh ant | Monomorium pharaonis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Native oyster | Ostrea edulis | Ostreidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tobacco whitefly | Bemisia tabaci | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-rim melania | Melanoides tuberculata | Thiaridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Southern house mosquito | Culex quinquefasciatus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Roger's Crypt ant | Hypoponera punctatissima | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Emery's Sneaking ant | Cardiocondyla emeryi | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| African giant snail | Lissachatina fulica | Achatinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Sweetpotato weevil | Cylas formicarius | Brentidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Little yellow ant | Plagiolepis alluaudi | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Penny ant | Tetramorium bicarinatum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spiraling whitefly | Aleurodicus dispersus | Aleyrodidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cat | Felis catus | Felidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Macao paper wasp | Polistes olivaceus | Vespidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Erythrina gall wasp | Quadrastichus erythrinae | Eulophidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Granulate Crypt ant | Hypoponera opaciceps | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Penguin's wing | Pteria penguin | Pteriidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bare mustache ant | Strumigenys membranifera | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Roger's pygmy snapping ant | Strumigenys rogeri | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Wooly ant | Tetramorium lanuginosum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Groove-headed fierce ant | Tetramorium simillimum | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Hibiscus mealybug | Maconellicoccus hirsutus | Pseudococcidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Emma's Dacetine ant | Strumigenys emmae | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Night mosquito | Aedes nocturnus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Robust crazy ant | Nylanderia bourbonica | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kid | Capra hircus | Bovidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Brontispa longissima | Brontispa longissima | Chrysomelidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cardiocondyla nuda | Cardiocondyla nuda | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Miyagi oyster | Magallana gigas | Ostreidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Nylanderia vaga | Nylanderia vaga | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pheidole fervens | Pheidole fervens | Formicidae | 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.