This is a list of invasive species in South Africa, including invasive species of plants, animals, and other organisms in South Africa.

A list of invasive species has been published under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act of 2004.

Microorganisms

Microorganisms considered to be invasive species include:

Algae

Invasive species of algae include:

  • Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides – dead man's fingers
  • Hypnea musciformis – hypnea
  • Kappaphycus spp. – agar-agars

Plants

Invasive species of plants include:

Tunicates

Invasive species of tunicates include:

Annelids

Invsive species of annelids include:

  • Ficopomatus enigmaticus – Australian tubeworm
  • Boccardia proboscidea – shell worm [1]

Molluscs

Invasive species of molluscs include:[2]

  • Aplexa marmorata – marbled tadpole snail [3]
  • Bradybaena similaris – Asian trampsnail
  • Cochlicella barbara – potbellied helicellid
  • Deroceras invadens – tramp slug
  • Deroceras laeve – marsh slug
  • Cornu aspersum – garden snail
  • Limax flavus – yellow slug
  • Milax gagates – greenhouse slug
  • Mytilus galloprovincialis – Mediterranean mussel
  • Pseudosuccinea columella – mimic lymnaea
  • Semimytilus algosus – Pacific mussel [4]
  • Tarebia granifera – quilted melania
  • Theba pisana – white garden snail
  • Zonitoides arboreus – quick gloss

Crustaceans

Invasive species of crustaceans include:

  • Carcinus maenas – European shore crab
  • Cherax quadricarinatus – redclaw crayfish
  • Procambarus clarkii – red swamp crayfish

Insects

Invasive species of insects include:

  • Aedes albopictus – Asian tiger mosquito
  • Anoplolepis gracilipes – yellow crazy ant
  • Aphis spiraecola – green citrus aphid [5]
  • Aulacaspis yasumatsui – cycad aulacaspis scale [6]
  • Bactrocera invadens – Asian fruit fly
  • Bemisia tabaci – silverleaf whitefly
  • Cactoblastis cactorum – cactus moth
  • Cinara cupressi – cypress aphid [7]
  • Coptotermes formosanus – Formosan subterranean termite
  • Cosmopolites sordidus – banana root borer [8]
  • Cryptotermes brevis – West Indian drywood termite
  • Ctenarytaina eucalypti – blue gum psyllid [9]
  • Eulachnus rileyi – pine needle aphid [10]
  • Frankliniella occidentalis – western flower thrips [11]
  • Harmonia axyridis – Asian lady beetle
  • Hylastes ater – black pine bark beetle
  • Hylurgus ligniperda – red-haired pine bark beetle [12]
  • Icerya purchasi – cottony cushion scale [13]
  • Linepithema humile – Argentine ant
  • Orthotomicus erosus – Mediterranean pine engraver
  • Phenacoccus manihoti – cassava mealybug [14]
  • Pineus pini – pine woolly aphid [15]
  • Polistes dominula – European paper wasp
  • Pseudococcus calceolariae – Citrophilus mealybug [16]
  • Sirex noctilio – Sirex woodwasp
  • Technomyrmex albipes – white-footed ant
  • Thaumastocoris peregrinus – bronze bug [17]
  • Vespula germanica – European wasp
  • Xyleborinus saxesenii – fruit-tree pinhole borer [18]
  • Xylosandrus compactus – black twig borer [19]

Fish

Invasive species of fish include:

  • Ctenopharyngodon idella – grass carp
  • Cyprinus carpio – common carp
  • Gambusia affinis – western mosquitofish
  • Hypophthalmichthys molitrix – silver carp
  • Lepomis macrochirus – bluegill
  • Micropterus dolomieu – smallmouth bass
  • Micropterus punctulatus – spotted bass
  • Micropterus salmoides – largemouth bass
  • Micropterus salmoides floridanus – Florida bass
  • Oreochromis niloticus – Nile tilapia (and hybrids)
  • Perca fluviatilis – European perch
  • Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus – vermiculated sailfin catfish
  • Salmo salar – Atlantic salmon
  • Tinca tinca – tench

Amphibians

Invasive species of amphibians include:

  • Amietophrynus gutturalis – guttural toad [20]

Reptiles

Invasive species of reptiles include:

  • Emys orbicularis – European pond turtle [21]
  • Gehyra mutilata – stump-tailed gecko
  • Hemidactylus frenatus – common house gecko
  • Lepidodactylus lugubris – mourning gecko
  • Tarentola mauritanica – Moorish wall gecko
  • Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans – red-eared slider

Birds

Invasive species of birds include:

  • Acridotheres tristis – common myna
  • Anas platyrhynchos – mallard (and hybrids)
  • Columba livia – rock dove
  • Corvus splendens – house crow
  • Fringilla coelebs – common chaffinch
  • Sturus vulgaris – European starling

Mammals

Invasive species of mammals include:

  • Felis silvestris – cat [22]
  • Hemitragus jemlahicus – Himalayan tahr
  • Mus musculus – house mouse
  • Rattus rattus – black rat
  • Sus scrofa – feral pig

See also

  • Lists of invasive species

References

External links

  • Invasives.org.za: Invasive Species South Africa website

10 Endangered Species of South Africa AFKTravel

South African invasive species Invasive Species South Africa

Invasive Species From South Africa Photos and Images & Pictures

Invasive Species South Africa Protecting Biodiversity

Invasive plants. South Africa is well known for its invasive plant