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Mayotte

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22 September 2009

Mayotte

General data
Region: Southern Africa
Climates: Tropical

Selected Statistics, World Bank (2007)
Population, total: 186,000

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The table lists the species recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full species datasheets). It includes species that are invasive in this region, those for which there is no data on invasive status, and also species that are not invasive in the region but are reported as invasive elsewhere. This summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the distribution record. For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

Domain	Kingdom	Phylum	Species	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (cassava bacterial blight)	Present			Schotman, 1989
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas citri (citrus canker)	Restricted distribution			CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014; Hoarau et al., 2013
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Mycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka)	Present	Introduced	Yes	CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014; Carlier et al., 2003a
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aleurotrachelus atratus (palm-infesting whitefly)	Present	Introduced		Borowiec et al., 2010
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)	Present	Introduced	Yes	EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly)	Present			EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Widespread			Subra, 1981
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dacus ciliatus (lesser pumpkin fly)	Present			EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)	Present			EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1997; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Neoceratitis cyanescens (tomato fruit fly)	Present	Introduced		Bordat, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2004; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Palaemon elegans (rock shrimp)	Present	Native		d'Udekem d'Acoz, 1999
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Tuta absoluta (tomato leafminer)	Widespread			EPPO, 2016
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Acridotheres tristis (common myna)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Capra hircus (goats)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Columba livia (pigeons)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Felis catus (cat)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Gambusia affinis (western mosquitofish)	Unconfirmed record			Froese & Pauly, 2010
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Mus musculus (house mouse)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)	Present			Froese & Pauly, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Passer domesticus (house sparrow)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Poecilia reticulata (guppy)	Present	Introduced		Froese & Pauly, 2007
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus rattus (black rat)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Tyto alba (Barn owl)	Present	Native		Bruce, 1999
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Melanoides tuberculata (red-rimmed melania)	Present			Starmühlner, 1979
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Adiantum hispidulum (rosy maidenhair fern)	Present	Native		Tardieu-Blot, 1958
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Christella dentata (soft fern)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ageratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Albizia lebbeck (Indian siris)	Present	Introduced
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus dubius (leafy amaranth)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona squamosa (sugar apple)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Barthelat, 2005
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bambusa vulgaris (common bamboo)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cassytha filiformis (love-vine)	Present			GBIF, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Castilla elastica (Mexican rubber tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Missouri Botanical Garden, 2007
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Whistler, 1983
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Datura metel (Hindu datura)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Delonix regia (flamboyant)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS, 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Drymaria cordata (tropical chickweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	USDA-ARS, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Holm et al., 1977
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elephantopus mollis (elephant's foot)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia hypericifolia (graceful spurge)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus benjamina (weeping fig)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Flacourtia indica (governor's plum)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Grevillea robusta (silky oak)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera suffruticosa (Anil indigo)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jacaranda mimosifolia (jacaranda)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha curcas (jatropha)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mangifera indica (mango)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia tuberosa (woodrose)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mesosphaerum pectinatum (comb bushmint)	Present	Introduced	Yes	UICN, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Moringa oleifera (horse-radish tree)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Holm et al., 1977; Holm et al., 1991
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Parthenium hysterophorus (parthenium weed)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS, 2012; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalidium geminatum (Egyptian paspalidium)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora suberosa (corkystem passionflower)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Comite francais l'UICN de, 2010
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pimenta racemosa (bay rum tree)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca quadrifida (chickenweed)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rivina humilis (bloodberry)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rubus alceifolius (giant bramble)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rubus rosifolius (roseleaf raspberry)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sanchezia speciosa (shrubby whitevein)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida acuta (sida)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum seaforthianum (Brazilian nightshade)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sphagneticola trilobata (wedelia)	Present	Introduced	Yes	USDA-ARS, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachytarpheta cayennensis (blue snakeweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Comité français l'Union Internationale pour Conservation Nature France
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia alata (black eyed Susan)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tibouchina urvilleana (princessflower)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Barthelat, 2005; PIER, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tithonia diversifolia (Tithonia)	Widespread	Introduced		USDA-ARS, 2014
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Plasmodium relictum	Present	Native		Beadell et al., 2006
Virus			Cassava brown streak viruses (cassava brown streak disease)	Present			Roux-Cuvelier et al., 2014

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The table lists the animal diseases recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full disease datasheets). For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

Disease	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
Plasmodium relictum infection	Present	Native		Beadell et al., 2006

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