A complete
List of introduced species for even quite small areas of the world would be dauntingly long. Humans have introduced more different species to new environments than any single document can hope to record. The following list of
introduced species, in other words, is hopelessly incomplete.
Australia has a huge range of introduced species, so sub-classifications are necessary:
- Invasive - species has a tendency to spread their range into new areas
- Ferals - defined as animals for domestic purposes (ie. pets or Beasts of Burden) which have gone wild.
- Pests - animals which have a direct effect on human standard of living or the environment/ecosystems in areas where they are present, have a high rate of reproduction and are difficult to controlVertebrates
See also Invasive species in the British Isles
Mammals
Birds
See List of British birds: introduced or feral speciesFish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Crustaceans
Insects
Butterflies and moths
Ants
Plants
See also Canoe Plants
Birds
See also: Invasive species in New Zealand
Mammals
Birds
Fish
Insects
Plants
Up to 26,000 plants have been introduced into New Zealand. This list is a few of the more common and more
invasive species.
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles & Amphibians
Fish
Crustaceans
Mollusks
Marine
Freshwater
Terrestrial
Insects
Plants
South America
Mammals
Fish
Continental Europe
Mammals
- Barbary Macaque - Gibraltar (from North Africa)
- Raccoon Dog - throughout Central and Eastern Europe into E Scandinavia
- Raccoon - spreading from Germany and W Russia (adjacent to Baltic states, north of Black Sea and west of Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan) (from North America)
- American Mink - Spain, N France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Scandinavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and NW Russia (from North America)
- Egyptian Mongoose - Portugal, southern Spain, island of Mljet (from North Africa)
- Indian Grey Mongoose - Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Adriatic islands
- Sika Deer - France, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Austria (from Asia)
- Fallow Deer - throughout (from Mediterranean)
- Axis Deer - Italy, Slovenia, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia east of Black Sea (from South Asia)
- White-tailed Deer - S Finland (from North America)
- European Bison - Poland (from captivity after extinction)
- Musk Ox - Norway, Sweden (from Greenland)
- Grey Squirrel - Italy (from North America)
- Siberian Chipmunk - France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Finland (from North America)
- Canadian Beaver - Finland, Russia, Poland (from North America)
- Muskrat - E Scandinavia, W France, north to Denmark, east to Ukraine, south to N Greece
- Common Rat - throughout (from Asia)
- Ship Rat - throughout, except Scandinavia (from South-East Asia or China, via India and Middle East)
- House Mouse - throughout (from N Iran border)
- Crested Porcupine - Italy (from North Africa)
- Coypu - pockets in France, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Italy, Bulgaria, Georgia (from South America)
- Cottontail Rabbit - Spain, France, Italy (from North America)
Birds
- Sacred Ibis - France (from Africa)
- Black Swan - Poland, The Netherlands (from Australia)
- Canada Goose - N Europe (France to Scandinavia) (from North America)
- Swan Goose
- Bar-headed Goose - UK, the Netherlands
- Egyptian Goose - UK, the Netherlands (from Africa)
- Ruddy Duck - spreading from UK (from North America)
- Common Pheasant - throughout (from Asia)
- California Quail - Denmark, Germany, Italy (from North America)
- Northern Bobwhite - C France (from North America)
- Daurian Partridge - Italy, Russia, Ukraine (from S Siberia & C Asia)
- Reeves's Pheasant - France, Czech Republic (from China)
- Wild Turkey - Germany (from North America)
- Feral Pigeon - ubiquitous
- Rose-ringed Parakeet - Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, W Germany
- Monk Parakeet - Italy, Slovakia (from South America)
- Common Mynah - Russia (from India)
- Common Waxbill - Portugal (from Africa)
- Red Avadavat - Spain, Po Delta (from India)
References
- Macdonald, D. and P. Barrett (1993) Collins Field Guide: Mammals of Britain & Europe. HarperCollins, London.
- Svensson, L., P.J. Grant, K. Mullarney and D. Zetterström (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins, London. (ISBN 0 00 219728 6)
- http://myfwc.com/nonnatives/exotics/resultsClass.asp?taxclass=R