Central African Republic

List of Species

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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		Actinobacteria [phylum]	Dermatophilus congolensis	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Actinobacteria [phylum]	Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Actinobacteria [phylum]	Mycobacterium bovis	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Firmicutes	Bacillus anthracis	No information available			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Firmicutes	Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Firmicutes	Mycoplasma gallisepticum	No information available			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Firmicutes	Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony (SC) type	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Brucella ovis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Brucella suis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Burkholderia pseudomallei	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	citrus huanglongbing (greening) disease (citrus greening)	Present			EPPO, 2019; Aubert et al., 1988.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Coxiella burnetii	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Ehrlichia ruminantium	No information available			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Francisella tularensis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Liberibacter africanus (African greening)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Salmonella Abortusequi	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Salmonella abortusovis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Salmonella gallinarum	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Salmonella pullorum	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Taylorella equigenitalis	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (cassava bacterial blight)	Present			Daniel et al., 1981; Bradbury, 1986; IMI, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (bean blight)	Present			Bradbury, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2007; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Gibberella xylarioides (coffee wilt)	Present			Guillemat, 1946; Saccas, 1956; CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Guignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot)	Absent, confirmed by survey			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Mycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka)	Present			Carlier et al., 2003a; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Pseudocercospora angolensis (leaf spot of Citrus spp.)	Present			EPPO, 2014; Brun, 1972; Seif and Hillocks, 1993.
Eukaryota	Fungi	Basidiomycota	Phellinus noxius (brown tea root disease)	Present			CABI and EPPO, 1997.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Amblyomma variegatum (tropical bont tick)	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid)	Present			UK CAB International, 1968.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid)	Present	Introduced	Yes	CABI/EPPO, 2001.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)	Present	Introduced		CABI/EPPO, 2008; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Brevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2013.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ceratitis cosyra (mango fruit fly)	Restricted distribution			de Meyer, 1998; CABI and EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm)	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Coptotermes sjostedti	Present	Native		Becker, 1975.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Localised			Subra, 1981.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)	Present			IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hypothenemus hampei (coffee berry borer)	Present			Le Pelley(1968); CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Williams, 1986; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Monomorium pharaonis (pharaoh ant)	Present			ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Mononychellus tanajoa (cassava green mite)	Present			Steiner, 1991.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Myzus persicae (green peach aphid)	Present			Remaudiere and Autrique, 1985; Millar, 1994.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Present			ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm)	Present			IIE, 1990; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phenacoccus manihoti (cassava mealybug)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Neuenschwander and Herren, 1988; Herren and Neuenschwander, 1991; Zeddies et al., 2001; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Polyphagotarsonemus latus (broad mite)	Present			CIE, 1986.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sitophilus oryzae (lesser grain weevil)	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sitophilus zeamais (greater grain weevil)	Present			Champ and Dyte, 1976.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm)	Present	Introduced	Yes	FAO, 2018a; EPPO, 2018.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera littoralis (cotton leafworm)	Present			CIE, 1967; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sternochetus mangiferae (mango seed weevil)	Present			EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Stictococcus vayssierei (cassava brown root scale)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2015.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Thaumatotibia leucotreta (false codling moth)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Toxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Trialeurodes ricini (castor bean whitefly)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xylosandrus compactus (shot-hole borer)	Present	Introduced	Yes	CABI/EPPO and, 1997; EPPO, 2013.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Zaprionus tuberculatus	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Alopochen aegyptiaca (Egyptian goose)	Present	Native		BirdLife International, 2009.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Astatoreochromis alluaudi (Alluaud's haplo)		Introduced		Welcomme, 1988.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Bos taurus (cattle)	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Camelus dromedarius (dromedary camel)	Present
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Clarias gariepinus	Present	Native	No	Teugels, 1986.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Cyprinus carpio (common carp)	Present	Introduced	No	Welcomme, 1988.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Gambusia holbrooki (eastern mosquitofish)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Froese and Pauly, 2008.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Heterotis niloticus (African bonytongue)	Present	Introduced		Froese and Pauly, 2012.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Lates niloticus (Nile perch)	Present	Native	No	ISSG, 2009.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)	Present	Introduced		Froese and Pauly, 2004; Welcomme, 1988.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Quelea quelea (weaver bird)	Widespread	Native	Yes	Craig, 2004.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Threskiornis aethiopicus (sacred ibis)	Present	Native		Hoyo et al., 1992.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Tilapia zillii (redbelly tilapia)	Present	Native	No	Teugels and Thys, 2003; Froese and Pauly, 2004.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Tyto alba (Barn owl)	Present	Native	No	Bruce, 1999.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Varanus niloticus (Nile monitor)	Present	Native	No	Bayless, 2002; Spawls et al., 2002.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Achatina fulica (giant African land snail)	Present			Mbétid-Bessane, 2006.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Aphelenchoides besseyi (rice leaf nematode)	Present			Barat et al., 1969; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Radopholus similis (burrowing nematode)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Trichinella	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Tylenchulus semipenetrans (citrus root nematode)	Widespread			Luc et al., 1964; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Platyhelminthes	Echinococcus	No information available			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Platyhelminthes	Taenia solium	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Planctomycetes [kingdom]		Chlamydophila abortus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Azolla pinnata (mosquito fern)	Restricted distribution	Native		Dyer et al., 1963.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Christella dentata (soft fern)	Present	Native	No	GBIF, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia crassicarpa (northern wattle)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia hockii	Present	Native		ILDIS, 2013; Missouri Botanical Garden, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Achyranthes aspera (devil's horsewhip)	Restricted distribution			Holm et al., 1979.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acmella uliginosa (marsh para cress)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ageratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arthraxon hispidus (small carpetgrass)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Azadirachta indica (neem tree)	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Balanites aegyptiaca (simple-thorned torchwood)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia tomentosa (yellow bauhinia)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bixa orellana (annatto)	Present	Introduced		Hassler, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calotropis procera (apple of sodom)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cardiospermum grandiflorum (balloon vine)	Present			EPPO, 2014; USDA-ARS, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chloris virgata (feather finger grass)	Present	Introduced		Clayton et al., 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Gautier, 1992b.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Citrus aurantiifolia (lime)				FAO, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Citrus aurantium (sour orange)				FAO, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cleome rutidosperma (fringed spiderflower)	Present	Native		Berhaut, 1974.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea)	Present	Native		ILDIS, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Coccinia grandis (scarlet-fruited ivy gourd)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cocos nucifera (coconut)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Colocasia esculenta (taro)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crocosmia aurea	Present			Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (montbretia)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts and Barker, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge)	Present			Govaerts, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus imbricatus (shingle flatsedge)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus papyrus (papyrus)	Present	Native		Rooney, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dalbergia melanoxylon (African blackwood)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush)	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre, 2005.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dioscorea alata (white yam)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2013; FAO, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dioscorea bulbifera (air potato)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Drymaria cordata (tropical chickweed)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present			Clayton et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)	Restricted distribution	Introduced		Gopal, 1987.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm)	Present			FAO, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Entada gigas	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis atrovirens (thalia lovegrass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis japonica (pond lovegrass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus benghalensis (banyan)	Present	Introduced		PROTA, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Flemingia macrophylla (large leaf flemingia)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia )	Present	Introduced
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hevea brasiliensis (rubber)	Present			FAO, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hyparrhenia rufa (Jaragua grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera hirsuta (hairy indigo)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera spicata (creeping indigo)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera tinctoria (true indigo)	Present	Native		Bisby et al., 1994; USDA-ARS, 2013; ILDIS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea ochracea (fence morning-glory)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jasminum dichotomum (Gold Coast jasmine)	Present			Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha curcas (jatropha)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kyllinga polyphylla (navua sedge)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lawsonia inermis (Egyptian privet)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2017; Orwa et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lemna perpusilla (duckweed)	Present			USDA-ARS, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena diversifolia	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2010.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ludwigia hyssopifolia (water primrose)	Present	Native	No	USDA-ARS, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mangifera indica (mango)	Present	Introduced		PROTA, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa pigra (giant sensitive plant)	Present	Introduced		Leavold et al., 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean)	Present	Native		ILDIS, 2014; USDA-ARS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nelsonia canescens (blue pussyleaf)	Present	Native		Vollesen, 1994.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oryza barthii	Present	Native		GBIF, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oryza punctata (wild rice)	Present			Faluyi and Nwokeocha, 1993.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Panicum repens (torpedo grass)	Present	Native	No	Holm et al., 1979.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum paniculatum (Russell River grass)	Present	Introduced		Clayton et al., 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum polystachion (mission grass)	Present			Missouri Botanical Garden, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)	Present	Introduced	No	Mairura, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pimenta dioica (allspice)	Present			FAO, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)	Present			USDA-ARS, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca quadrifida (chickenweed)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2013; FAO, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rauvolfia caffra (quinine tree )	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rhamphicarpa fistulosa	Present			Hansen, 1975; USDA-ARS, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2008; Clayton et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sacciolepis indica (glen woodgrass)	Present	Introduced		Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Samanea saman (rain tree)	Present	Introduced
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sansevieria trifasciata (mother-in-law’s tongue)	Present	Native		Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna alata (candle bush)	Present	Introduced		Royal Museum for Central Africa, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna hirsuta (hairy senna)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS, 2005.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna occidentalis (coffee senna)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna spectabilis (whitebark senna)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania sesban (sesban)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum viarum (tropical soda apple)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sporobolus pyramidalis (giant rat’s tail grass)	Present		No	eMonocot, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Striga asiatica (witch weed)	Present	Native		Mohamed et al., 2001; USDA-ARS, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Striga aspera (witchweed)	Present			M'Boob, 1994.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Striga gesnerioides (cowpea witchweed)	Present			GRIN, 2000.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Striga hermonthica (witchweed)	Present			M'Boob, 1994; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium jambos (rose apple)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tecoma capensis (Cape honeysuckle)	Present	Native		Ulloa, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tithonia diversifolia (Tithonia)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS, 2018.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Trachypogon spicatus (spiked crinkleawn)	Present	Native		Clayton et al., 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urena lobata (caesar weed)	Present			USDA-ARS, 2012.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Babesia	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Mikrocystos mackini	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Toxoplasma gondii	No information available
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Tritrichomonas foetus	No information available			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Trypanosoma congolense	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Trypanosoma equiperdum	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Trypanosoma evansi	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Eukaryota	Protista	Protozoa	Trypanosoma vivax	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
Virus			African cassava mosaic virus (African cassava mosaic)	Widespread			EPPO, 2014.
Virus			African horse sickness virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			African swine fever virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			alcelaphine herpesvirus 1	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Arterivirus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			avian infectious bronchitis virus	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Banana bunchy top virus (bunchy top of banana)	Present		Yes	Thomas et al., 1994; Diekmann and Putter, 1996; CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
Virus			bluetongue virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			bovine herpesvirus 1	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			bovine leukemia virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			bovine viral diarrhea virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			caprine arthritis encephalitis virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Cassava mosaic disease (African cassava mosaic)	Widespread			CABI/EPPO, 1998.
Virus			classical swine fever virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
Virus			duck hepatitis A virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			East African cassava mosaic virus	Present	Introduced	Yes	Zinga et al., 2012.
Virus			equine arteritis virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			equine infectious anaemia virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			equine influenzavirus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			foot-and-mouth disease virus	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			fowlpox virus	No information available			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Gallid herpesvirus 2	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			infectious bursal disease virus	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			influenza A virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Japanese encephalitis virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			lumpy skin disease virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Maize streak virus (streak disease of maize)	Present			CABI and EPPO, 1997; EPPO, 2014.
Virus			myxoma virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Nairobi sheep disease virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Newcastle disease virus	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			peste des petits ruminants virus	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			rabies virus	Reported present or known to be present			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Rice yellow mottle virus	Present			Longué et al., 2014; EPPO, 2014.
Virus			Rift Valley fever virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			rinderpest virus	Last reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			spring viraemia of carp virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Suid herpesvirus 1	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			swine vesicular disease virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Taura syndrome virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			vesicular stomatitis virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			visna/maedi virus	Disease not reported			OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Virus			West Nile virus	Present			CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.

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Disease	Distribution	References
actinomycosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
African horse sickness	Disease not reported	OIE, 2012.
African swine fever	Last reported	OIE, 2012.
anaplasmosis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE, 2012.
anthrax	Present	OIE, 2012; FAO Animal Health Yearbook(1971); OIE Handistatus, 2005.
atrophic rhinitis of swine	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Aujeszky's disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian chlamydiosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian encephalomyelitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian infectious bronchitis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian influenza	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian leukosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum)	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
avian tuberculosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
babesiosis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE, 2012.
blackleg	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bluetongue	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Bonamia roughleyi (Australian winter disease) of oysters	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Borrelia anserina infections	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
botulism	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine anaplasmosis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine ephemeral fever	Present	FAO, et al., 1970.
bovine genital campylobacteriosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine herpesvirus 1 infections	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine spongiform encephalopathy	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine tuberculosis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine venereal trichomonosis	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
bovine viral diarrhoea	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
brucellosis (Brucella abortus)	Present	OIE, 2012.
brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)	Disease not reported	OIE, 2012.
brucellosis (Brucella suis)	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Burkholderia pseudomallei infections	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
caprine arthritis encephalitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
caseous lymphadenitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
classical swine fever	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Clostridium perfringens enteritis and enterotoxaemia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
coccidiosis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
contagious agalactia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia	Present	OIE, 2012; Masiga et al., 1998; Kané, 2000.
contagious caprine pleuropneumonia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
contagious ecthyma	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
contagious equine metritis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
contagious ophthalmia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
cryptosporidiosis in livestock and poultry	Present	Yassibanda et al., 2002.
Denman island disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
dermatophilosis	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
dourine	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
duck viral enteritis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
duck virus hepatitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Echinococcus	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
enzootic abortion of ewes	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
enzootic bovine leukosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
epizootic haematopoietic necrosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
epizootic lymphangitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
equine coital exanthema	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
equine infectious anaemia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
equine influenza	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
equine piroplasmosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
equine rhinopneumonitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
equine viral arteritis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
foot-and-mouth disease in pigs	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
foot-and-mouth disease in ruminants	Present	OIE, 2012; Kitching, 1998.
fowl cholera	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
fowl typhoid	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
fowlpox	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Fusobacterium necrophorum infections	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
glanders	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
haemorrhagic septicaemia	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
haplosporidiosis of pacific oysters	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
heartwater	No information available	Camus et al., 1996; OIE Handistatus, 2005.
horse pox	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
infectious bursal disease	Reported present or known to be present	OIE, 2012.
infectious coryza	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
infectious haematopoietic necrosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
infectious laryngotracheitis	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Japanese encephalitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
leishmaniosis	Disease not reported	OIE, 2012.
leptospirosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
listeriosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
lumpy skin disease	Disease not reported	OIE, 2012.
malignant catarrhal fever	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Marek's disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
myxomatosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Nairobi sheep disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Newcastle disease	Present	OIE, 2012.
Oncorhynchus masou virus disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
paratuberculosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
peste des petits ruminants	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
porcine enterovirus infections	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
pullorum disease	Reported present or known to be present	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
pulmonary adenomatosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Q fever	Disease not reported	Tissot-Dupont et al., 1995; OIE, 2012.
rabbit haemorrhagic disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
rabies	Present	AU-IBAR, 2011.
Rift Valley fever	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
rinderpest	Last reported	OIE, 2012.
scrapie	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
sheep and goat pox	Disease not reported	OIE, 2012.
spring viraemia of carp	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
strangles	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
surra	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
swine dysentery	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
swine erysipelas	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
swine vesicular disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Taura syndrome	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
theileriosis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
toxoplasmosis	No information available	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
transmissible gastroenteritis and porcine respiratory coronovirus infection	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Trichinella	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
trypanosomosis	Present	OIE, 2012.
tuberculosis	Present	OIE, 2012.
tularaemia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
Venezuelan equine encephalitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
vesicular stomatitis	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
viral haemorrhagic septicaemia	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
visna/maedi	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
West Nile fever	Present	Hayes, 1989.
white spot disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.
yellow head disease	Disease not reported	OIE Handistatus, 2005.