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Alien Species in South Africa's National Parks Dian Spear Alien species in South Africa’s national parks Dian Spear *, Melodie A. McGeoch, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft and Hugo Bezuidenhout *Correspondence: [email protected] Online index: Lists of animal and plant species and their common names List of animal species in national parks in South Africa with common name and class Species Common name Class Group Acridotheres tristis Indian myna Aves Bird Aepyceros melampus Impala Mammalia Mammal Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Aves Bird Antidorcas marsupialis Springbok Mammalia Mammal Aphanasium australe Stem-boring beetle Insecta Insect Aplexa marmorata (snail) Gastropoda Gastropod Aporrectodea caliginosa Grey worm Oligochaeta Earthworm Arion hortensis (aggregate) Garden arion Gastropoda Gastropod Armadillidium vulgare Woodlouse Malacostraca Soft shelled crustacean Balanus glandula Acorn barnacle Maxillopoda Barnacle Blattella germanica German cockroach Insecta Insect Bos taurus Cattle Mammalia Mammal Bostrychia hagedash Hadeda ibis Aves Bird Brachyiulus c.f. pusillus (millipede) Diplopoda Millipede Brachystomella parvula (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Cactoblastis cactorum Cactus moth Insecta Insect Calcomyza lantanae Lantana leaf-mining fly Insecta Insect Camponotus rufoglaucus (carpenter ant) Insecta Insect Canis familiaris Dog Mammalia Mammal Capra hircus Goat Mammalia Mammal Carposina autologa Hakea seed-moth Insecta Insect Ciona intestinalis Vase tunicate Ascidiacea Ascidian Clarias gariepinus African catfish Actinopterygii Fish Clavelina lepadiformis Light bulb tunicate Ascidiacea Ascidian Cochlicopa cf. lubricella Slender moss snail Gastropoda Gastropod Columba livia Feral pigeon Aves Bird Connochaetes taurinus Blue wildebeest Mammalia Mammal Cornu aspersum Brown garden snail Gastropoda Gastropod Crassostrea gigas Pacific oyster Bivalvia Bivalve Species Common name Class Group Ctenolepisma longicaudata Grey silverfish Insecta Insect Cyprinus carpio Common carp Actinopterygii Fish Cyrtobagous salviniae Salvinia weevil Insecta Insect Dactylopius opuntiae Opuntia cochineal scale Insecta Insect Dactylopius tomentosus Cochineal scale Insecta Insect Dama dama Fallow deer Mammalia Mammal Damaliscus pygargus Bontebok Mammalia Mammal Dasineura dielsi (flower-bud galling midge) Insecta Insect Dendrobaena cognetti (earthworm) Oligochaeta Earthworm Deroceras laevae Marsh slug Gastropoda Gastropod Deroceras panormitanum Brown field slug Gastropoda Gastropod Deroceras reticulatum Grey field slug Gastropoda Gastropod Diplosoma listerianum Compound sea squirt Ascidiacea Ascidian Discus rotundatus Rounded snail Gastropoda Gastropod Eccritotarsus catarinensis (sap-feeding mirid) Insecta Insect Entomobrya nivalis (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Equus asinus Donkey Mammalia Mammal Equus burchellii Plain's zebra Mammalia Mammal Equus caballus Horse Mammalia Mammal Erytenna consputa (seed weevil) Insecta Insect Euborellia annulipes Ringlegged earwig Insecta Insect Falconia intermedia Lantana mirid Insecta Insect Felis catus Feral cat Mammalia Mammal Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch Aves Bird Gallus gallus Chicken Aves Bird Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish Actinopterygii Fish Gryllodes supplicans (field cricket) Insecta Insect Harmonia axyridis Harlequin ladybird Insecta Insect Hemisotoma thermophila (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Hemitragus jemlahicus Himalayan tahr Mammalia Mammal Hippotragus niger Sable Mammalia Mammal Hypena strigata (noctuid moth) Insecta Insect Hyperolius marmoratus Painted reed frog Amphibia Amphibian Hypogastrura armata (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Hypogastrura purpurescens (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Kobus ellipsiprymnus Waterbuck Mammalia Mammal Labeo capensis Orange River mudfish Actinopterygii Fish Labeo umbratus Moggel Actinopterygii Fish Labeobarbus aeneus Smallmouth yellowfish Actinopterygii Fish Lauria cylindracea Common chrysalis snail Gastropoda Gastropod Species Common name Class Group Lehmannia valentiana Three-banded garden slug Gastropoda Gastropod Lepisiota incisa (ant) Insecta Insect Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Actinopterygii Fish Leptinotarsa defecta (leaf beetle) Insecta Insect Leptinotarsa texana (leaf beetle) Insecta Insect Limax maximus Great grey slug Gastropoda Gastropod Linepithema humile Argentine ant Insecta Insect Littorina saxatilis European periwinkle Gastropoda Gastropod Lumbricus eiseni (worm) Oligochaeta Earthworm Lumbricus rubellus Red earthworm Oligochaeta Earthworm Lygodactylus capensis Cape dwarf gecko Reptilia Reptile Lymnaea columella American ribbed fluke snail Gastropoda Gastropod Melanterius maculatus Acacia seed weevil Insecta Insect Melanterius servilus Acacia seed weevil Insecta Insect Mesogastrura libyca (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass Actinopterygii Fish Micropterus punctulatus Spotted bass Actinopterygii Fish Micropterus salmoides Bigmouth bass Actinopterygii Fish Mus musculus House mouse Mammalia Mammal Mytilus galloprovincialis Mediterranean mussel Bivalvia Bivalve Nauphoeta cinerea Speckled cockroach Insecta Insect Neanura muscorum (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Neochetina bruchi Waterhyacinth weevil Insecta Insect Neochetina eichhorniae Mottled water hyacinth weevil Insecta Insect Neodiplogrammus quadrivittatus (weevil) Insecta Insect Neohydronomus affinis Water lettuce weevil Insecta Insect Niphograpta albiguttalis Waterhyacinth moth Insecta Insect Notoedres cati Mite (cat mange) Arachnida Arachnid Numida meleagris Helmeted guineafowl Aves Bird Octotoma scabripennis Lantana leaf-mining beetle Insecta Insect Ommatoiulus moreletii Portuguese millipede Diplopoda Millipede Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Actinopterygii Fish Ophiomyia lantanae Lantana seed fly Insecta Insect Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia Actinopterygii Fish Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia Actinopterygii Fish Orthezia insignis Lantana blight Insecta Insect Orthogalumna terebrantis Waterhyacinth mite Arachnida Arachnid Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit Mammalia Mammal Oryx gazella Gemsbok Mammalia Mammal Ovis aries Sheep Mammalia Mammal Species Common name Class Group Oxychilus draparnaudi (small land snail) Gastropoda Gastropod Parectopa thalassias (leaf-mining moth) Insecta Insect Parisotoma notabilis (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Passer domesticus House sparrow Aves Bird Periplaneta australasiae Australian cockroach Insecta Insect Phacochoerus africanus Warthog Mammalia Mammal Physella acuta (snail) Gastropoda Gastropod Pieris brassicae Cabbage white butterfly Insecta Insect Porcellio scaber Common rough woodlouse Malacostraca Soft shelled crustacean Porcellionides pruinosus Cosmopolitan woodlouse Malacostraca Soft shelled crustacean Proisotoma minuta (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis (moth) Insecta Insect Pycnoscelus indicus Cockroach Insecta Insect Rattus rattus House rat Mammalia Mammal Rhyssomatus marginatus (seed-feeding weevil) Insecta Insect Rusa unicolor Sambar Mammalia Mammal Sagartia ornata (anemone) Anthozoa Sea anemone Salmo trutta Brown trout Actinopterygii Fish Sameodes albiguttalis Waterhyacinth moth Insecta Insect Sciurus carolinensis Grey squirrel Mammalia Mammal Scutigera coleoptrata House centipede Chilopoda Centipede Sturnus vulgaris European starling Aves Bird Sus scrofa Feral pig Mammalia Mammal Tarebia granifera Quilted melania (freshwater snail) Gastropoda Gastropod Teleonemia scrupulosa Lantana lace bug Insecta Insect Theba pisana White garden snail Gastropoda Gastropod Tilapia sparrmanii Banded tilapia Actinopterygii Fish Tinca tinca Tench Actinopterygii Fish Tomocerus minor (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Tragelaphus angasii Nyala Mammalia Mammal Tragelaphus strepsiceros Greater kudu Mammalia Mammal Trichapion lativentre Bud-feeding apionid Insecta Insect Uroplata girardi Lantana leafminer beetle Insecta Insect Varroa destructor Honey bee mite Arachnida Arachnid Vespula germanica European wasp Insecta Insect Vitrea contracta Milky crystal snail Gastropoda Gastropod Xenylla maritima (springtail) Entognatha Springtail Zonitoides arboreus Small air-breathing land snail Gastropoda Gastropod List of plant species in South Africa with common name and family Species Common name Family Acacia baileyana Bailey's wattle Fabaceae Acacia cyclops Rooikrans Fabaceae Acacia dealbata Silver wattle Fabaceae Acacia decurrens Green wattle Fabaceae Acacia elata Peppertree wattle Fabaceae Acacia implexa Screw-pod wattle Fabaceae Acacia longifolia Long-leaved wattle Fabaceae Acacia mearnsii Black wattle Fabaceae Acacia melanoxylon Australian blackwood Fabaceae Acacia paradoxa Kangaroo thorn Fabaceae Acacia podalyriifolia Pearl wattle Fabaceae Acacia pycnantha Golden wattle Fabaceae Acacia saligna Port Jackson willow Fabaceae Acacia stricta Hop wattle Fabaceae Acalypha wilkesiana Copper leaf Euphorbiaceae Acanthospermum australe Paraguay starbur Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum Bristly starbur Asteraceae Acanthus mollis Bear's breaches Acanthaceae Acer negundo Box elder Sapindaceae Achyranthes aspera Burweed Amaranthaceae Adenanthera pavonina Red sandalwood Fabaceae Adiantum raddianum Delta maidenhair fern Pteridaceae Aeschynomene indica Knuckle bean bush Fabaceae Afrocarpus falcatus Outeniqua yellowwood Podocarpaceae Agapanthus praecox Blue lily Agapanthaceae Agathosma betulina Round leaf buchu Rutaceae Agathosma crenulata Oval leaf buchu Rutaceae Agave americana Century plant Agavaceae Agave attenuata Soft-leaved agave Agavaceae Agave sisalana Sisal Agavaceae Agave vivipara Narrow-leaved sisal Agavaceae Ageratina adenophora Crofton weed Asteraceae Ageratum
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