Invasive and Exotic Mammals
The following species have been listed on an invasive species list in North America. For more information on each species, including the listing sources, images, and publication links, click on the species.
32 Records
| Subject Name |
Scientific Name |
Family |
Order |
| goats |
Capra hircus Linnaeus |
Bovidae |
Artiodactyla |
| domestic dog |
Canis familiaris Linnaeus |
Canidae |
Carnivora |
| pig |
Sus scrofa Linnaeus |
Suidae |
Artiodactyla |
| domestic cat |
Felis catus Linnaeus |
Felidae |
Carnivora |
| nine-banded armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Dasypodidae |
Xenarthra |
| nutria |
Myocastor coypus (Molina) |
Echimyidae |
Rodentia |
| vervet monkey |
Chlorocebus aethiops Linnaeus |
Cercopithecidae |
Primates |
| coyote |
Canis latrans Say, 1823 |
Canidae |
Carnivora |
| capybara |
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus |
Hydrochaeridae |
Rodentia |
| red fox |
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Canidae |
Carnivora |
| black rat |
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Muridae |
Rodentia |
| European hare |
Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 |
Leporidae |
Lagomorpha |
| European Polecat |
Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 |
Mustelidae |
Carnivora |
| Gambian rat |
Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840 |
Muridae |
Rodentia |
| house mouse |
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Muridae |
Rodentia |
| Mexican gray squirrel |
Sciurus aureogaster F. Cuvier, 1829 |
Sciuridae |
Rodentia |
| Norway rat |
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) |
Muridae |
Rodentia |
| rhesus monkey |
Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780) |
Cercopithecidae |
Primates |
| South American coati |
Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Procyonidae |
Carnivora |
| feral dog |
Canis familiaris Linnaeus |
Canidae |
Carnivora |
| black-tailed jack rabbit |
Lepus californicus Gray, 1837 |
Leporidae |
Lagomorpha |
| Pallas's mastiff bat |
Molossus molossus tropidorhynchus Gray, 1839 |
Molossidae |
Chiroptera |
| South American squirrel monkey |
Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cebidae |
Primates |
| fallow deer |
Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Cervidae |
Artiodactyla |
| red deer |
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Cervidae |
Artiodactyla |
| black-tailed prairie dog |
Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord, 1815) |
Sciuridae |
Rodentia |
| Indian mongoose |
Herpestes javanicus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818) |
Herpestidae |
Carnivora |
| Jaguarundi |
Puma yaguarondi (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) |
Felidae |
Carnivora |
| Brazilian Agouti |
Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Agoutidae |
Rodentia |
| Patagonian Mara |
Dolichotis patagonum (Zimmermann, 1780) |
Caviidae |
Rodentia |
| sambar deer |
Cervus unicolour (Kerr, 1792) |
Cervidae |
Artiodactyla |
| White-nosed Coati |
Nasua narica (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Procyonidae |
Carnivora |
