List of introduced mammal species

This list of introduced mammal species includes all the species of mammal introduced to an area without regard to that territory being or not being their native area of occupation or the success of that re-introduction or introduction to the area. This practice has been harmful in many areas, although some introductions are made with the aim of preserving mammal species. Following the name of the mammal, a brief description of where they were introduced is included.

Marsupials

Horses

  • Feral horse successfully introduced to USA, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, British isles,[3] Central America, and South America
  • Feral donkey successfully introduced to Australia, Africa, USA, Cyprus,[4] New Zealand, Central America, Sri Lanka, Oceania
  • Plains zebra successfully introduced to USA

Rhinos

Antelopes

Pigs

  • Wild boar successfully introduced to USA, Hawaii, Australia, Africa, South America, New Zealand, Central America, Asia,[11] and Oceania

Cattle and other bovines

  • Banteng successfully introduced to Australia
  • Domestic cattle successfully introduced worldwide
  • Zebu successfully introduced to Africa - considered to be a breed of domestic cattle
  • Water buffalo successfully introduced to Australia, Brazil, and Oceania
  • Bison bison (American bison) successfully introduced to California [12]
  • Bison bonasus (European bison) successfully reintroduced to Europe
  • Ovibos moschatus (Greenland muskox) successfully introduced to Scandinavia and Russia

Camels

  • Dromedary camel successfully introduced to Europe (no wild population exists), Asia (all wild populations exist within the natural range), and Australia, and unsuccessfully introduced to USA due to the Civil War
  • Bactrian camel successfully introduced to Europe (no wild population exists)

Sheep and Goats

  • Feral sheep successfully introduced to USA, New Zealand, Tibet,[13] and Oceania
  • Feral goat/Wild goat successfully introduced to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Africa, North America, British isles,[14] South America, Europe, Asia,[15] and Oceania
  • Himalayan tahr successfully introduced to USA, South America, New Zealand, and Africa
  • Mouflon successfully introduced to USA, mainland Europe, South America (on private estates), Hawaii, and Canary Islands [16]
  • Barbary sheep successfully introduced to New Mexico, Europe, Mexico, and Canary Islands[17]
  • Chamois successfully introduced to New Zealand

Hippos

Deer

Mongooses and relatives

Cats

  • Feral cat successfully introduced to worldwide, including New Zealand, Hawaii, and others
  • Puma yagouaroundi (jaguarundi) successfully introduced to Florida

Dogs

  • Feral dog successfully introduced to worldwide
  • Red fox successfully introduced to worldwide, including Australia
  • Raccoon dog successfully introduced to Europe and Asia[25]
  • Canis latrans (coyote) successfully introduced to Florida and Georgia[26]

Mustelids

  • American mink successfully introduced to Asia and the British Isles, South America, and Europe
  • Ferret successfully introduced to the British Isles, New Zealand, and Azores[27]
  • Stoat successfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Martes melampus (Japanese marten) successfully introduced to Asia[28]
  • Mustela itatsi (Japanese weasel) successfully introduced to Asia[29]
  • Mustela nivalis (least weasel) successfully introduced to New Zealand
  • Mustela sibirica (Siberian weasel) successfully introduced to Asia[30]

Raccoons and relatives

  • South American coati unsuccessfully introduced to Europe
  • Nasua narica (white-nosed coati) successfully introduced to Florida[31]
  • Common raccoon successfully introduced to Japan, Europe, Prince Edward Island,[32] and Caribbean Islands

Insectivores

Monkeys

Rodents

  • Capybara successfully introduced to Florida
  • Gambian pouch rat successfully introduced to Florida's islands, Gulf coast of USA, and Central America (captive only), and unsuccessfully introduced to mainland Florida
  • Pacific rat successfully introduced to New Zealand and Hawaii
  • Black rat successfully introduced to worldwide
  • Brown rat successfully introduced to worldwide
  • House mouse successfully introduced to worldwide
  • Coypu successfully introduced to most of USA, Asia, Europe, and Africa and unsuccessfully introduced to California
  • Muskrat successfully introduced to Asia, Europe, and South America
  • Bank vole successfully introduced to British Isles
  • Edible dormouse successfully introduced to British Isles
  • Siberian chipmunk successfully introduced to Europe and Asia[39]
  • Grey squirrel successfully introduced to Europe, British Isles, Africa, and Pitcairn Islands[40]
  • Callosciurus finlaysonii (Finlayson's squirrel) successfully introduced to Europe[41] and Japan[42]
  • Callosciurus erythraeus (Pallas's squirrel) successfully introduced to Europe[43] and Japan [44]
  • Funambulus pennantii (northern palm squirrel) successfully introduced to Australia
  • Sciurus aberti (Abert's squirrel) successfully introduced to non-native areas of Arizona[45]
  • Sciurus aureogaster (Mexican red-bellied squirrel) successfully introduced to Florida[46]
  • Sciurus niger (fox squirrel) successfully introduced to western US[47]
  • Spermophilus parryii (Arctic ground squirrel) successfully introduced to Alaskan islands[48]
  • North American beaver successfully introduced to South America and Europe
  • Castor fiber (European beaver) successfully reintroduced to Finland
  • African porcupine successfully introduced to Europe (within natural range) and British Isles (captive only)
  • Himalayan porcupine unsuccessfully introduced to British Isles

Rabbits

  • Mountain hare successfully introduced to New Zealand, Scandinavia, and RĂ©union
  • European rabbit successfully introduced to Australia, North America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, British isles, South America, and Oceania
  • European hare successfully introduced to Australia, British Isles, New Zealand, North America, and South America
  • Lepus nigricollis (Indian hare) successfully introduced to Africa[49]
  • Sylvilagus floridanus (cottontail rabbit) successfully introduced to Europe

See also

References

  1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/16746/0
  2. https://wild.com.au/magazine/features/koalas-of-south-australia/
  3. http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Equus+caballus
  4. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/84021
  5. http://www.gokunming.com/en/blog/item/2939/rhinos_reintroduced_to_yunnan
  6. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2893/0
  7. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/550/0
  8. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/5228/0
  9. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/10170/0
  10. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22052/0
  11. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/91401
  12. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/71349
  13. http://westhighland-hunting.co.uk/featured-view/feral-goat/
  14. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10290e.html
  15. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/71353
  16. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/94507
  17. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/55997823/0
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010213515/http://www.arkive.org/chinese-water-deer/hydropotes-inermis/image-G35772.html
  19. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10250e.html
  20. http://adrf.com.au/content/view/35/79/
  21. http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Herpestes+javanicus
  22. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/80508
  23. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10200e.html
  24. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10310e.html
  25. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/90296
  26. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/74424
  27. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10330e.html
  28. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10320e.html
  29. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10180e.html
  30. https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=56601
  31. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/67856
  32. https://www.env.go.jp/nature/intro/2outline/list/L-ho-02.html
  33. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/84114
  34. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10390e.html
  35. http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1871
  36. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/136265/0
  37. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12550/0
  38. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10080e.html
  39. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/49075
  40. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/91203/aqb
  41. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/91203
  42. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/91200/aqb
  43. https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/10060e.html
  44. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/64725
  45. http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/mammals/mexican-red-bellied-squirrel/
  46. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/64742
  47. http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/species_summary_reports/pdfs/18.pdf
  48. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41282/0
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