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List of invasive species in Portugal

List of invasive species in Portugal is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of invasive species in Portugal rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of invasive species in Portugal. The species tagged with a cross (†) have the legal status of invasive species (Decreto-Lei n.º 565/99 de 21 de Dezembro).

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of invasive species in Portugal. The species tagged with a cross (†) have the legal status of invasive species (Decreto-Lei n.º 565/99 de 21 de Dezembro). The remaining are considered invasive by investigators in Portugal. The species tagged with an "M" are classified as invasive only in Madeira.

Invertebrates

Adelges piceae (balsam woolly adelgid) Aleurodicus dispersus (spiralling whitefly) Anguillicoloides crassus (swim bladder worm) Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid) Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) Chilo suppressalis (striped rice stem borer) Cinara cupressi (Cypress aphid) Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam)(†) Cryptotermes brevis (powderpost termite) Ctenarytaina eucalypti (blue gum psyllid) Deroceras invadens (tramp slug) Elminius modestus (Australasian barnacle) Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)(†) Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips) Globodera rostochiensis (yellow potato cyst nematode) Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle)(†) Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)(†) Lumbricus terrestris (common earthworm) Lysiphlebus testaceipes(†) Opogona sacchari (banana moth) Pacifastacus leniusculus (signal crayfish)(†) Paratrechina longicornis (longhorn crazy ant) Phoracantha semipunctata (Australian Eucalyptus longhorn)(†) Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle) Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mud snail)(†) Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crawfish)(†) Styela clava (Asian tunicate) Thaumastocoris peregrinus (bronze bug) Tricellaria inopinata Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Yellow-legged Asian hornet)

Amphibians Bufo marinus (†) Lithobates catesbeianus (†) Rana ridibunda (†) Xenopus laevis (†)

Reptiles

Chamaeleo chamaeleon (common chameleon) (†) Chelydra serpentina (†) Chrysemys picta (†) Graptemys spp. (†) Hemidactylus mabouia (†) (M) Macroclemys temminckii (†) Pseudemys spp. (†) Ramphotyphlops braminus (†) (M) Tarentola mauritanica (†) (M) Lacerta dugesii (Madeiran wall lizard)(†) Lampropeltis getula ssp. californiae (†) (M) Trachemys spp. (†)

Fish Ameiurus melas (black bullhead)(†) Australoheros facetus (chameleon cichlid)(†) Carassius auratus (goldfish)(†) Cyprinus carpio (common carp)(†) Esox lucius (northern pike)(†) Fundulus heteroclitus (mummichog)(†) Gambusia holbrooki (eastern mosquitofish)(†) Gobio gobio (gudgeon)(†) Lepomis gibbosus (pumpkinseed)(†) Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass)(†) Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)(†) Sander lucioperca (Sander lucioperca)(†)

Birds Source:

Family Anatidae:

Oxyura jamaicensis Family Columbidae:

Columbina passerina(†) Family Estrildidae:

Amadina fasciata(†) Amandava amandava(†) Amandava subflava(†) Estrilda astrild(†) Estrilda melpoda(†) Estrilda troglodytes(†) Lonchura cantans(†) Lonchura maja(†) Lonchura malacca(†) Taeniopygia castanotis(†) Family Phasianidae:

Francolinus francolinus(†) Phasianus colchicus(†) Family Ploceidae:

Euplectes afer(†) Euplectes franciscanus(†) Euplectes hordeaceus(†) Euplectes orix(†) Ploceus cucullatus(†) Ploceus melanocephalus(†) Quelea quelea(†) Family Psittacidae:

Myiopsitta monachus(†) Psittacula krameri(†)

Mammals Ammotragus lervia (†) Callosciurus erythraeus (†) Capra hircus (†) (M) Castor canadensis (†) Erinaceus spp. (†) (M) Felis silvestris f. catus (†) * Herpestes javanicus (†) Hystrix cristata (†) Muntiacus reevesi (†) Mus musculus (†) (M) Mus domesticus (†) (M) Mustela spp. (†) (M) Mustela furo (ferret) Myocastor coypus (†) Nasua nasua (†) Neogale vison (American mink) (†) Nyctereutes procyonoides (†) Ondatra zibethicus (†) Oryctolagus cuniculus (†) (M) Procyon spp. (†) Rattus spp. (†) (M) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)(†) Rattus rattus (black rat)(†) Sciurus carolinensis (†) Sciurus niger (†) Tamias sibiricus (†)

Plants

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This is a list of invasive species in Portugal. The species tagged with a cross (†) have the legal status of invasive species (Decreto-Lei n.º 565/99 de 21 de Dezembro).

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