List of invasive species in Colombia
Colombia's governmental organization that oversees and manages natural parks within its national borders, Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, has provided an official list of species that are considered to be invasive under the following resolutions:[1][2]
Species
Invertebrates
- Achatina fulica (Giant African snail)
- Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito)
- Anastrepha fraterculus (South American fruit fly)
- Aphis spiraecola (green citrus aphid)
- Cerataphis lataniae (palm aphid)
- Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)
- Charybdis hellerii (Blue Jaiba crab)
- Cinara cupressi (cypress aphid)
- Cryptotermes brevis (West Indian drywood termite)
- Ctenarytaina eucalypti (blue gum psyllid)
- Deroceras invadens (tramp slug)
- Deroceras laeve (marsh slug)
- Cornu aspersum (Garden snail)
- Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)
- Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)
- Maconellicoccus hirsutus (hibiscus mealybug)
- Melanoides tuberculata (red-rimmed melania)
- Nylanderia fulva (Crazy ant)
- Penaeus monodon (Asian tiger shrimp)
- Phenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug)
- Raoiella indica (red palm mite)
Fish
- Pterois volitans (Red lionfish)
- Salmo trutta (Brown trout)
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)
- Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)
- Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)
- Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth bass)
- Oreochromis mossambicus (Black tilapia)
- Trichogaster pectoralis (Snakeskin gourami)
Amphibians
- Lithobates catesbeianus (American bullfrog)
- Eleutherodactylus coqui (Common coquí)[7]
Mammals
- Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus)
Flora
- Eichornia crassipes (Common water hyacinth)
- Kappaphycus alvarezii (Kappaphycus alvarezeii)
- Ulex europaeus (Common gorse)
- Teline monspessulana (French broom)
- Melinis minutiflora (Molasses grass)
See also
References
- http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/portal/especies-exoticas-con-potencial-invasor/listado-oficial-de-especies-invasoras-para-colombia/
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- http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/portal/es/especies-exoticas-con-potencial-invasor/listado-oficial-de-especies-invasoras-para-colombia/
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