100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species

This is a list of one hundred of the world's worst invasive species in the Global Invasive Species Database. The database is maintained by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group.

List

Species	Type	Common names
Acacia mearnsii	shrub	Black wattle, acácia-negra, Australian acacia, Australische Akazie, swartwattel, uwatela
Achatina fulica	mollusc	Giant African land snail, achatine, Afrikanische Riesenschnecke, escargot géant d'Afrique, giant African snail, reuse-landslak
Acridotheres tristis	bird	Common myna, brun majna, Calcutta myna, Hirtenmaina, hjarðmænir, house myna, Indian myna, Indian mynah, Indiese maina, kabairohakka, maina, mainá común, maina comune, mainato, majna brunatna, majna obecná, manu, manu kaomani, manu kavamani, manu rataro, manu teve, Martin triste, merle des Moluques, mynah, pihamaina, piru, talking myna, treurmaina
Aedes albopictus	insect	Asian tiger mosquito, forest day mosquito, mosquito tigre, moustique tigre, tiger mosquito, Tigermücke, zanzare tigre
Anopheles quadrimaculatus	insect	common malaria mosquito, Gabelmücke, malariamuskiet
Anoplolepis gracilipes	insect	Yellow crazy ant, ashinaga-ki-ari, crazy ant, Gelbe Spinnerameise, gramang ant, long-legged ant, Maldive ant
Anoplophora glabripennis	insect	Asian long-horned beetle, longicorne Asiatique, starry sky beetle
Aphanomyces astaci	fungus	crayfish plague, Wasserschimmel
Ardisia elliptica	tree	shoebutton, ardisie elliptique, ati popa'a,
Arundo donax	grass	giant cane, arundo grass, bamboo reed, caña, caña común , caña de Castilla, caña de la reina, caña de techar, cana- do-reino, cana-do-brejo, cane, canne de Provence, canno-do-reino, capim-plumoso, carrizo, carrizo grande, cow cane, donax cane, fiso palagi, giant reed, grand roseau, kaho, kaho folalahi, la canne de Provence, narkhat, ngasau ni vavalangi, Pfahlrohr, reedgrass, river cane, Spaanse-riet, Spanisches Rohr, Spanish cane, Spanish reed, wild cane
Asterias amurensis	sea star	Northern Pacific seastar, Flatbottom seastar, Japanese Seastar, Japanese starfish, Nordpazifischer Seestern, North Pacific seastar, purple-orange seastar
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV)	virus	banana bunchy top disease BBTD, abaca bunchy top virus, BBTV, bunchy top, bunchy top virus, laufeti’iti’i
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	fungus	"Bd," chytrid frog fungi, chytridiomycosis, chytridiomycosis, frog chytrid fungus
Bemisia tabaci	insect	cotton whitefly, mosca blanca, sweet potato whitefly, sweetpotato whitefly, Weisse Fliege
Boiga irregularis	reptile	Brown catsnake, brown tree snake, brown treesnake, culepla, kulebla
Bufo marinus = Rhinella marina	amphibian	cane toad, Aga-Kröte, bufo toad, bullfrog, crapaud, giant American toad, giant toad, kwapp, macao, maco pempen, Maco toro, marine Toad, Suriname toad, rietpadda
Capra hircus	mammal	goat, Hausziege
Carcinus maenas	crustacean	European green crab, European shore crab, green crab, le crabe enragé, le crabe vert, le crabe vert europeén, shore crab, Strandkrabbe
Caulerpa taxifolia	alga	caulerpa, killer alga, lukay-lukay, sea weed
Cecropia peltata	tree	faux-ricin, parasolier, pisse-roux, pumpwood, trumpet tree, yagrumo hembra
Cercopagis pengoi	crustacean	fishhook waterflea, Kaspischer Wasserfloh
Cervus elaphus	mammal	red deer, cerf elaphe, Ciervo colorado, deer, Edelhirsch, elk, European red deer, Rothirsch, Rotwild, Rothirsch, rooihert, wapiti
Chromolaena odorata	herb	Siam weed, agonoi, bitter bush, chromolaena, hagonoy, herbe du Laos, huluhagonoi, jack in the bush, kesengesil, mahsrihsrihk, masigsig, ngesngesil, otuot, paraffienbos, rumput belalang, rumput golkar, rumput putih, Siam-Kraut, triffid weed, wisolmatenrehwei
Cinara cupressi	insect	cypress aphid
Cinchona pubescens	tree	arbre à quinine, cascarilla, Chinarindenbaum, hoja ahumada, hoja de zambo, quinine, quinoa, quinquina, red cinchona, roja, rosada, Roter Chinarindenbaum
Clarias batrachus	fish	walking catfish, alimudan, cá trê tráng, cá trèn trang, clarias catfish, climbing perch, freshwater catfish, Froschwels, hito, htong batukan, ikan keli, ikan lele, Ito, kawatsi, keli, klarievyi som, koi, konnamonni, kug-ga, leleh, magur, mah-gur, mangri, marpoo, masarai, mungri, nga-khoo, pa douk, paltat, pantat, pla duk, pla duk dam, pla duk dan, pla duk nam jued, pla duk nam juend, Thai hito, Thailand catfish, trey andaing roueng, trey andeng, Wanderwels, Yerivahlay
Clidemia hirta	shrub	Koster's curse, clidemia, clidémie hérissée, faux vatouk, Hirten-Schwarzmundgewaechs, kaurasiga, kaurasinga, kauresinga, kui, kúi, mbona na mbulamakau, ndraunisinga, roinisinga, soap bush, soapbush, tabac-bœuf, vuti
Coptotermes formosanus	insect	Formosa termite, Formosan subterranean termite
Corbula amurensis	mollusc	Amur river clam, Amur river corbula, Asian bivalve, Asian clam, brackish-water corbula, Chinese clam, marine clam, Nordpazifik-Venusmuschel, Numakodaki
Cryphonectria parasitica	fungus	chestnut blight, Edelkastanienkrebs, kastaiingskimmel
Cyprinus carpio	fish	common carp, Cá Chép , carp, carpa, carpat, carpe, carpe, carpe commune, carpeau, carpo, cerpyn, ciortan, ciortanica, ciortocrap, ciuciulean, crap, crapcean, cyprinos, escarpo, Europäischer Karpfen, European carp, fancy carp, feral carp, German carp, grass carp, grivadi, ikan mas, Japanese domesticated carp, kapoor-e-maamoli, kapor, kapr obecný, karp, karp, karp, karp, karp, karp dziki a. sazan, karpa, karpar, karpe, Karpe, karpen, karper, karpfen, karpion, karppi, kerpaille, king carp, koi, koi carp, korop, krap, krapi, kyprinos, læderkarpe, lauk mas, leather carp, leekoh, lei ue, mas massan, mirror carp, olocari, Oriental carp, pa nai, pba ni, pla nai, ponty, punjabe gad, rata pethiya, saran, Saran, sarmão, sazan, sazan baligi, scale carp, sharan, skælkarpe, soneri masha, spejlkarpe, sulari, suloi, tikure, trey carp samahn, trey kap, ulucari, weißfische, wild carp, wildkarpfen
Dreissena polymorpha	mollusc	dreisena, Eurasian zebra mussel, moule zebra, racicznica zmienna, svitraina gliemene, tavaline ehk muutlik rändkarp, vaeltajasimpukka, vandremusling, vandringsmussla, wandering mussel, zebra mussel
Eichhornia crassipes	aquatic plant	water hyacinth, aguapé, bekabe kairanga, bung el ralm, bung el ralm, floating water hyacinth, jacinthe d'eau, jacinto de agua, jacinto-aquatico, jal khumbe, jal kumbhi, lechuguilla, lila de agua, lirio acuatico, mbekambekairanga, riri vai, waterhiasint, wasserhyazinthe, water orchid, wota haisin
Eleutherodactylus coqui	amphibian	Caribbean tree frog, common coqui, Coqui, Puerto Rican treefrog
Eriocheir sinensis	crustacean	Chinese mitten crab, Chineesche Wolhandkrab, Chinese freshwater edible crab , Chinese river crab, Chinesische Wollhandkrabbe, crabe Chinois, hiina villkäpp-krabi, Kinas cimdinkrabis , Kinesisk uldhåndskrabbe , Kinesisk ullhandskrabba, Kinesisk ullhåndskrabbe, Kinijos krabas , Kitajskij mokhnatorukij krab, krab welnistoszczypcy , Shanghai crab, villasaksirapu
Euglandina rosea	mollusc	giant African snail Achatina fulica cannibal snail, escargot carnivore de Floride, euglandine, Rosige Wolfsschnecke, rosy wolf snail
Euphorbia esula	herb	leafy spurge, Esels-Wolfsmilch, spurge, wolf's milk
Fallopia japonica = Polygonum cuspidatum	shrub	crimson beauty, donkey rhubarb, German sausage, huzhang , itadori , Japanese bamboo, Japanese fleece flower, Japanese knotweed, Japanese polygonum, kontiki bamboo, Mexican-bamboo , peashooter plant, renouée du Japon, reynoutria fleece flower, sally rhubarb
Felis catus	mammal	cat, domestic cat, feral cat, Hauskatze, house cat, huiskat, poti, pusiniveikau
Gambusia affinis	fish	Barkaleci, Dai to ue, Gambusia, Gambusie, Gambusino, Gambuzia, Gambuzia pospolita, Gambuzija, guayacon mosquito, Isdang canal, Kadayashi, Koboldkärpfling, Kounoupopsaro, Live-bearing tooth-carp, Mosquito fish, Obyknovennaya gambuziya, pez mosquito, San hang ue, Silberkärpfling, tes, Texaskärpfling, Topminnow, westelike muskietvis, western mosquitofish, Western mosquitofish
Hedychium gardnerianum	herb	ginger lily, awapuhi kahili, cevuga dromodromo, conteira, Girlandenblume, Jin jiang hua, kahila garland-lily, kahili, kahili-gemmerlelie, kahili ginger, kopi, longose, sinter weitahta, sunkevara, wild ginger
Herpestes javanicus	mammal	beji, Kleiner Mungo, mangouste, mangus, mweyba, newla, small Indian mongoose
Hiptage benghalensis	shrub	adimurtte, adirganti, atimukta, Benghalen-Liane, chandravalli, haldavel, hiptage, kampti, kamuka, liana papillon, liane cythère, liane de cerf, liane du Bengale, liane fleur d'orange, madhalata, madhavi, Madhavi, Madhavi, madhumalati, madmalati, ragotpiti, vasantduti
Imperata cylindrica	grass	alang-alang, blady grass, Blutgras, carrizo, cogon grass, donsgras, gi, impérata cylindrique, japgrass, kunai, lalang, ngi, paille de dys, paillotte, satintail, speargrass
Lantana camara	shrub	ach man, angel lips, ayam, big sage, blacksage, bunga tayi, cambara de espinto, cuasquito, flowered sage, gomdagga, lantana, lantana wildtype, largeleaf lantana, latora moa, pha-ka-krong, prickly lantana, shrub verbean, supirrosa, Wandelröschen, white sage, wild sage
Lates niloticus	fish	chengu, mbuta, nijlbaars, nilabborre, Nilbarsch, nile perch, perca di nilo, perche du nil, persico del nilo, sangara, Victoria perch, victoriabaars, victoriabarsch
Leucaena leucocephala	tree	White Leadtree acacia palida, aroma blanca, balori, bo chet, cassis, false koa, faux mimosa, faux-acacia, fua pepe, ganitnityuwan tangantan, graines de lin, guaje, guaslim, guaxin, huaxin, horse/wild tamarind, huaxin, ipil-ipil, jumbie bean, kan thin, kanthum thect, koa haole, koa-haole, kra thin, kratin, lamtoro, lead tree, leucaena, Leucaena, liliak, lino criollo, lopa samoa, lusina, nito, pepe, reusewattel, rohbohtin, schemu, siale mohemohe, stuipboom, subabul, tamarindo silvestre, tangantangan, tangan-tangan, te kaitetua, telentund, tuhngantuhngan, uaxim, vaivai, vaivai dina, vaivai ni vavalangi, wild mimosa, wild tamarind, zarcilla
Ligustrum robustum	shrub	bora-bora, Ceylon Privét, Sri Lankan privet, tree privet, troene
Linepithema humile	insect	Argentine ant, Argentinische Ameise, Argentynse mier, formiga-argentina
Lymantria dispar	insect	Asian gypsy moth, erdei gyapjaslepke, gubar, gypsy moth, lagarta peluda, limantria, løVstraesnonne, maimai-ga, mniska vel’kohlava, Schwammspinner, spongieuse
Lythrum salicaria	herb	Blutweiderich, purple loosestrife, rainbow weed, salicaire, spiked loosestrife
Macaca fascicularis	mammal	crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque
Melaleuca quinquenervia	tree	Paperbark teatree, aceite de cayeput, balsamo de cayeput, belbowrie, bottle brush tree, broadleaf paperbark tree, broadleaf teatree , broad-leaved paperbark tree, cajeput, capeputi, corcho, five-veined paperbark tree, itahou, kayu putih, Mao-Holzrose, melaleuca, melaleuka, niaouli, niaouli, numbah, paper bark tree, punk tree, white bottlebrush tree
Miconia calvescens	tree	bush currant, cancer vert, cancer vert, miconia, purple plague, velvet tree
Micropterus salmoides	fish	Largemouth bass, achigã, achigan, achigan à grande bouche, American black bass, bas dehanbozorg, bas wielkogeby, bass, bass wielkgebowy, biban cu gura mare, black bass, bolsherotnyi amerikanskii tscherny okun, bol'sherotyi chernyi okun', buraku basu, fekete sügér, forelbaars, forellenbarsch, green bass, green trout, grootbekbaars, großmäuliger Schwarzbarsch, huro, isobassi, khorshid Mahi Baleh Kuchak, lakseabbor, largemouth black bass, lobina negra, lobina-truche, northern largemouth bass, okounek pstruhový, okuchibasu, Öringsaborre, Ørredaborre, ostracka, ostracka lososovitá, perca americana, perche d'Amérique, perche noire, perche truite, persico trota, stormundet black bass, stormundet ørredaborre, tam suy lo ue, zwarte baars
Mikania micrantha	vine, climber	American rope, Chinese creeper, Chinesischer Sommerefeu, fue saina, liane americaine, mile-a-minute weed, ovaova, usuvanua, wa bosucu, wa mbosuthu, wa mbosuvu, wa mbutako, wa ndamele
Mimosa pigra	shrub	bashful plant, catclaw, catclaw mimosa, chi yop, columbi-da-lagoa, eomrmidera, espino, giant sensitive plant, giant sensitive tree, giant trembling plant, juquiri, juquiri grand, kembang gajah, mai yah raap yak, maiyarap ton, malicia-de-boi, mimosa, mimosa, mimose, putri malu, raak-my-nie, semalu gajah, sensitiva, trinh nu nhon, una de gato, xao ho
Mnemiopsis leidyi	comb jelly	American comb jelly, comb jelly, comb jellyfish, Rippenqualle, sea gooseberry, sea walnut, Venus' girdle, warty comb jelly
Mus musculus	mammal	field mouse, biganuelo, Hausmaus, house mouse, kiore-iti, raton casero, souris commune, wood mouse
Mustela erminea	mammal	stoat, ermine, ermine, Grosswiesel, Hermelin, hermelyn, hermine, short-tailed weasel
Myocastor coypus	mammal	bewerrot, Biberratte, coipù, coypu, nutria, ragondin, ratão-do-banhado, Sumpfbiber
Morella faya	shrub	candleberry myrtle, fayatree, Feuerbaum, fire tree, firebush
Mytilus galloprovincialis	mollusc	bay mussel, blue mussel, Mediterranean mussel, Mittelmeer-Miesmuschel
Oncorhynchus mykiss	fish	Rainbow trout, Alabalik, Alabalik türü, Amerikaniki Pestrofa, Aure, Baiser, Baja California rainbow trout, Coast angel trout, Coast rainbow trout, Coast range trout, Dagova pastarva, Forel rajduzhna, Forelle, Hardhead, Kamchatka steelhead, Kamchatka trout, Kamloops, Kamloops trout, Kirjolohi, K'wsech, Lord-fish, Masu, Nijimasu, Orret, Pastrva, Pestropha, pstrag teczowy, Pstrag teczowy , Pstruh duhový, Pstruh dúhový, Redband, redband trout, reënboogforel, Regenbogenforelle, Regenbogenforelle , Regenboogforel, Regnbåge, Regnbågslax, Regnbogasilungur, Regnbueørred, Regnbueørret, Salmon trout, Salmones del Pacífico, Silver trout, Stahlkopfforelle, Stålhovedørred, Steelhead, steelhead trout, Steelhead trout , Summer salmon, Sxew'k'em, Trofta ylberi, Trofte ylberi, Trota, Trota iridea, Trucha, trucha arco iris, Trucha arco iris , Trucha arcoiris, truite arc-en-ciel, Truta , Truta-arco-iris, Urriöi
Ophiostoma ulmi sensu lato	fungus	dutch elm disease, Schlauchpilz
Opuntia stricta	shrub	common prickly pear, Araluen pear, Australian pest pear, chumbera, common pest pear, erect prickly pear, Feigenkaktus, gayndah pear, nopal estricto, pest pear of Australia, sour prickly pear, spiny pest pear, suurturksvy
Oreochromis mossambicus	fish	bloukurper, common tilapia, fai chau chak ue, Java tilapia, kawasuzume, kurper bream, malea, mojarra, Mosambik-Maulbrüter, Mozambikskaya tilapiya, Mozambique cichlid, Mozambique mouth-breeder, Mozambique mouthbrooder, Mozambique tilapia, mphende, mujair, nkobue, tilapia, tilapia del Mozambique, tilapia du Mozambique, tilapia mossambica, tilapia mozámbica, trey tilapia khmao, weißkehlbarsch, wu-kuo yu
Oryctolagus cuniculus	mammal	rabbit , Europäisches Wildkaninchen, Kaninchen, konyn, lapin
Pheidole megacephala	insect	big-headed ant, brown house-ant, coastal brown-ant, Grosskopfameise, lion ant
Phytophthora cinnamomi	fungus	cinnamon fungus, green fruit rot, heart rot, jarrah dieback, phytophthora crown and root rot, Phytophthora (Fäule der Scheinzypresse), phytophthora root rot, phytophthora-wortelvrot, seedling blight, stem canker, wildflower dieback
Pinus pinaster	tree	cluster pine, maritime pine, trosden
Plasmodium relictum	micro-organism	avian malaria, paludisme des oiseaux, voëlmalaria, Vogelmalaria
Platydemus manokwari	flatworm	rosy wolfsnail, Euglandina rosea, Achatina fulica, Flachwurm, flatworm, snail-eating flatworm
Pomacea canaliculata	mollusc	apple snail, channeled apple snail, Gelbe Apfelschnecke, golden apple snail, golden kuhol, miracle snail
Prosopis glandulosa	tree	heuning-prosopis, honey mesquite, mesquite, Mesquite-Busch, Texas mesquite
Psidium cattleianum	shrub	aarbeikoejawel, cattley guava, cherry guava, Chinese guava, Erdbeer-Guave, gargoulette, gouyavier, goyave de Chine, kuahpa, ngguava, purple strawberry guava, strawberry guava, tuava tinito, waiawi
Pueraria montana var. lobata	vine, climber	acha, aka, foot-a-night vine, Japanese arrowroot, Ko-hemp, Kopoubohne, kudzu, kudzu común, kudzu vine, Kudzu-Kletterwein, kuzu, nepalem, vigne japonaise, vine-that-ate-the-South, wa yaka
Pycnonotus cafer	bird	bulbul à ventre rouge, bulbul cafre, red-vented bulbul, rooigattiptol, Rußbülbül
Lithobates catesbeianus = Rana catesbeiana	amphibian	brulkikker, bullfrog, grenouille taureau, North American bullfrog, Ochsenfrosch, rana toro, stierkikker
Rattus rattus	mammal	black rat, blue rat, bush rat, European house rat, Hausratte, huisrot, roof rat, ship rat
Rinderpest virus	virus	cattle plague, runderpes
Rubus ellipticus	shrub	Asian wild raspberry, broad-leafed bramble, Ceylon blackberry, eelkek, golden evergreen raspberry, Himalaya-Wildhimbeere, kohkihl, Molucca berry, Molucca bramble, Molucca raspberry, piquant lou-lou, robust blackberry, soni, wa ngandrongandro, wa sori, wa votovotoa, wild blackberry, wild raspberry, yellow Himalayan raspberry, yellow Himalayan raspberry
Salmo trutta	fish	Brown trout, an breac geal, aure, Bachforelle, blacktail, breac geal, brook trout, bruinforel, denizalabaligi, denizalasi, Europäische Forelle, finnock, forelle, galway sea trout, gillaroo, gwyniedyn, havørred, havsöring, herling, hirling, kumzha, k'wsech, lachförch, Lachsforelle, lassföhren, losos taimen, losos' taimen, mahiazad-e-daryaye khazar, Meerforelle, meritaimen, morska postrv, morskaya forel', orange fin, öring, orkney sea trout, ørred, ørret, pastrav de mare, peal, pstruh morsky, pstruh obecný, pstruh obecný severomorský, pstruh obycajný, salmo trota, salmon trout, sea trout, sewin, siwin, sjøaure, sjøørret, sjourrioi, taimen, thalasopestrofa, troc, troc wedrowna, trota fario, trout, trucha, trucha común, trucha marina, truita, truite brune, truite brune de mer, truite de mer, truite d'europe, truta marisca, truta-de-lago, truta-fário, truta-marisca, urriði, whiting, whitling, zeeforel
Schinus terebinthifolius	tree	Brasiliaanse peperboom, Brazilian holly, Brazilian pepper, Brazilian pepper tree, Christmas berry, faux poivrier, Florida holly, Mexican pepper, pimienta de Brasil, poivre rose, Rosapfeffer, warui
Sciurus carolinensis	mammal	gray squirrel, Grauhörnchen, grey squirrel, gryseekhoring, scoiattolo grigio
Solenopsis invicta	insect	fourmi de feu, red imported fire ant RIFA, Rote Importierte Feuerameise
Spartina anglica	grass	common cord grass, Englisches Schlickgras, rice grass, townsends grass
Spathodea campanulata	tree	African tulip tree, Afrikanischer Tulpenbaum, amapola, apär, baton du sorcier, fa‘apasi, fireball, flame of the forest, fountain tree, Indian Cedar, ko‘i‘i, mata ko‘i‘I, mimi, orsachel kui, patiti vai, pisse-pisse, pititi vai, rarningobchey, Santo Domingo Mahogany, taga mimi, tiulipe, tuhke dulip, tulipan africano, tulipier du Gabon, vlamboom
Sphagneticola trilobata	herb	ate, atiat, creeping ox-eye, dihpw ongohng, Hasenfuss, ngesil ra ngebard, rosrangrang, Singapore daisy, trailing daisy, tuhke ongohng, ut mõkadkad, ut telia, wedelia
Sturnus vulgaris	bird	blackbird, common starling, English starling, estornino pinto, etourneau sansonnet, étourneau sansonnet, Europäischer Star, European starling, Europese spreeu
Sus scrofa	mammal	pig, kuhukuhu, kune-kune, petapeta, poretere, razorback, te poaka, Wildschwein, wildevark
Tamarix ramosissima	shrub	perstamarisk, salt cedar, Sommertamariske, tamarisk, tamarix
Trachemys scripta elegans	reptile	red-eared slider, Buchstaben-Schmuckschildkröte, Krasnoukhaya cherepakha, Nordamerikansk terrapin, punakorvakilpikonna, punakõrv-ilukilpkonn, raudonausis vežlys , raudonskruostis vežlys, red-eared slider terrapin, rödörad vattensköldpadda, rødøret terrapin, rødøreterrapin, rooioorwaterskilpad, Rotwangen-Schmuckschildkröte , sarkanausu brunurupucis, slider, tortue à tempe rouge, tortue de Floride, zólw czerwonolicy, zólw czerwonouchy, zólw ozdobny
Trichosurus vulpecula	mammal	brushtail possum, Fuchskusu, wolstertpossum
Trogoderma granarium	insect	escarabajo khapra, khapra beetle, Khaprakäfer, trogoderma dermeste du grain
Ulex europaeus	shrub	ajonc, ajonc d'Europe, bois jonc, chacay, furze, Gaspeldoorn, gaspeldoring, genêt, Ginestra spinosa, gorse, jonc marin, kolcolist zachodni, picapica, Stechginster, Tojo, vigneau, Irish furze, whin, zépinard des hauts
Undaria pinnatifida	alga	wakame, apron-ribbon vegetable, Asian kelp, haijiecai, Japanese kelp, miyeuk, qundaicai, Wakame-seegras
Vespula vulgaris	insect	common wasp, common yellowjacket, Gemeine Wespe, gewone wespe
Vulpes vulpes	mammal	red fox, fuchs, lape, lis, raposa, renard, rev, Rotfuchs, rooivos, silver, black or cross fox, volpe, vos, zorro
Wasmannia auropunctata	insect	albayalde, cocoa tree-ant, formi électrique, formiga pixixica, fourmi électrique, fourmi rouge, hormiga colorada, hormiga roja, hormiguilla, little fire ant, little introduced fire ant, little red fire ant, pequena hormiga de fuego, petit fourmi de feu, Rote Feuerameise, sangunagenta, satanica, small fire ant, tsangonawenda, West Indian stinging ant

See also

• Conservation (ethic)
• Environmental issue