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Introduced and invasive animals in Zimbabwe
34 animal species are listed as introduced in Zimbabwe by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 3 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 34
- Flagged invasive
- 3
Which invasive animals are in Zimbabwe?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
All introduced animals in Zimbabwe
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Redclaw | Cherax quadricarinatus | Parastacidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Eucalyptus snout beetle | Gonipterus scutellatus | Curculionidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | 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 |
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | Salmonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Tench | Tinca tinca | Tincidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Common myna | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Cyprinidae | Near Threatened | Introduced |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rohu | Labeo rohita | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Salmonidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Garden snail | Cornu aspersum | Helicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bull | Lepomis macrochirus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bass | Micropterus dolomieu | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red crayfish | Procambarus clarkii | Cambaridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Khapra beetle | Trogoderma granarium | Dermestidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue lobster | Macrobrachium rosenbergii | Palaemonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lake Tanganyika sardine | Limnothrissa miodon | Ehiravidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kampoyo | Bagrus meridionalis | Bagridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Green perch | Lepomis cyanellus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spotted bass | Micropterus punctulatus | Centrarchidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Largemouth yellowfish | Labeobarbus kimberleyensis | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Smallmouth yellowfish | Labeobarbus aeneus | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Natal scaly | Labeobarbus natalensis | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mrigal | Cirrhinus mrigala | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Catla | Labeo catla | Cyprinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rift Valley shrimp | Limnocaridina tanganyikae | Atyidae | 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.