Galapagos Islands

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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
			Cucumis dipsaceus (hedgehog gourd)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Anastrepha fraterculus (South American fruit fly)	Present			Harper et al. (1989)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aspidiella hartii (yam scale)	Present			García Morales et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Crocidosema plebejana (cotton tipworm)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Present	Introduced		Whiteman et al. (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug)	Present			Lincango et al. (2010); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Geococcus coffeae (coffee root mealybug)	Present			Williams and Granara de Willink (1992)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Gnathocerus maxillosus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Peck et al. (1998)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Megalorhipida leucodactylus	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Monomorium destructor (Singapore ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Monomorium pharaonis (pharaoh ant)	Present			Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Neoleucinodes elegantalis (eggplant stem borer)	Present			Landry (2016)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nezara viridula (green stink bug)	Present			Pavlovčič et al. (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Causton et al. (2006)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Philornis downsi	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Fessl et al. (2001); Causton et al. (2006); Wiedenfeld et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phoetalia pallida	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Planococcus citri (citrus mealybug)	Present			CABI and EPPO (1999); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Solenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant)	Present			Aesch and Cherix (2005); Gotzek et al. (2015)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera eridania (southern armyworm)	Present			CABI (Undated); CABI and EPPO (2006)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Aesch and Cherix (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Thrips palmi (melon thrips)	Present			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Toxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Wasmannia auropunctata (little fire ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	ISSG (2014); Causton et al. (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Bright and Peck (1998)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xyleborus volvulus	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Wood and Bright (1992)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xylosandrus morigerus (brown twig beetle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Bright and Peck (1998)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Bryozoa	Bugula neritina (brown bryozoan)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Bos taurus (cattle)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Canis lupus familiaris (dogs)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Capra hircus (goats)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Columba livia (pigeons)	Present, Localized	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Eleutherodactylus coqui (Caribbean tree frog)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Equus asinus (donkeys)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011); Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Felis catus (cat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011); Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017); Bartley (2006); Froese and Pauly (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Ovis aries (sheep)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus rattus (black rat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Cnidaria	Tubastraea coccinea (orange-cup coral)	Present			Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Cyclosorus parasiticus (parasitic maiden fern)	Present			CABI Data Mining (undated); GBIF (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Macrothelypteris torresiana (swordfern)	Present	Introduced		Lawesson et al. (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abrus precatorius (rosary pea)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia nilotica (gum arabic tree)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS (2002); PIER (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agave americana (century plant)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Allamanda cathartica (yellow allamanda)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aloe vera (true aloe)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera halimifolia (hairy joyweed)	Present			Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed)	Present			Guerrero et al. (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus dubius (spleen amaranth)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ambrosia peruviana (Peruvian ragweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona cherimola (cherimoya)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008); PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona glabra (pond apple)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona muricata (soursop)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona reticulata (bullock's heart)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Antigonon leptopus (coral vine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aristolochia elegans (elegant Dutchman’s pipe)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arundo donax (giant reed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus setaceus (asparagus fern)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bambusa vulgaris (common bamboo)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Batis maritima (saltwort)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia monandra (Napoleon's plume)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	McMullen (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens pilosa (blackjack)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2018); USDA Forest Service (2000)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bixa orellana (annatto)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bougainvillea spectabilis (great bougainvillea)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Brassica juncea (mustard)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Brassica rapa (field mustard)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Breynia disticha (snowbush)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Brugmansia candida (angel's trumpet)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (calliandra)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canna indica (canna lilly)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cardiospermum halicacabum (balloon vine)	Present			Jørgensen and León-Yànez (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Carludovica palmata (Panama hat plant)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cascabela thevetia (yellow oleander)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)	Present			PIER (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cedrela odorata (Spanish cedar)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Haysom and Murphy (2003); PIER (2008); USA, USDA-ARS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centratherum punctatum (lark daisy)	Present		Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cestrum nocturnum (night jessamine)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chloris virgata (feather finger grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cinchona pubescens (quinine tree)	Present, Localized, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	Tye (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cleome viscosa (Asian spiderflower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum chinense (Chinese glory bower)	Present	Introduced		Waterhouse (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum thomsoniae (bleeding glory bower)	Present	Introduced		Randall (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's-tears)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Colocasia esculenta (taro)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2012); Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Combretum indicum (Rangoon creeper)	Present	Introduced		Randall (2012); PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (montbretia)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crotalaria retusa (rattleweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	McMullen (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cuphea hyssopifolia (false heather)	Present	Introduced		HEAR (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass)	Present	Introduced		Clayton et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Holm et al. (1979)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon nlemfuensis (African Bermuda-grass)	Present	Introduced		Laegaard and Pozo García (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Govaerts (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Datura metel (Hindu datura)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Delonix regia (flamboyant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dieffenbachia seguine (dumb cane)	Present	Introduced		HEAR (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria eriantha (pangola grass)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated); PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dracaena fragrans (corn plant)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Drymaria cordata (tropical chickweed)	Present			USDA-ARS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Duranta erecta (golden dewdrop)	Present	Native		Jaramillo Díaz et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dypsis lutescens (yellow butterfly palm)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dysphania ambrosioides (Mexican tea)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present			Wiggins and Porter (1971); Clayton et al. (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elephantopus mollis (elephant's foot)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eleusine indica (goose grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Emilia sonchifolia (red tasselflower)	Present			Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Epiphyllum oxypetalum (dutchman's-pipe cactus)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Epipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis amabilis (Japanese lovegrass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis ciliaris (gophertail lovegrass)	Present	Introduced		Clayton et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Erechtites hieraciifolius (American burnweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016); Díaz et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eriobotrya japonica (loquat)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Etlingera elatior (torch ginger)	Present	Introduced		Jørgensen and León-Yànez (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia lactea (mottled spurge)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia milii (crown-of-thorns)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia tirucalli (Indian-tree spurge)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia tithymaloides (devil's backbone)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Díaz et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus benjamina (weeping fig)	Present	Introduced		Randall (2012); PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus carica (common fig)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus elastica (rubber plant)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus microcarpa (Indian laurel tree)	Present			Weber (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)	Present			PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fraxinus uhdei (tropical ash)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Galinsoga quadriradiata (shaggy soldier)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Galphimia gracilis (goldshower)	Present	Introduced		Guézou et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gomphrena globosa (globe amaranth)	Present	Introduced		Guézou et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gossypium barbadense (Gallini cotton)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Grevillea robusta (silky oak)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hedychium coronarium (white butterfly ginger lily)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Impatiens walleriana (busy lizzy)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera suffruticosa (Anil indigo)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea alba (white moonflower )	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (bush morning glory)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea indica (ocean blue morning-glory)	Present	Introduced		Staples (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea nil (white edge morning-glory)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008); USDA-ARS (2016); Staples (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Guézou et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha curcas (jatropha)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (flaming katy)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe daigremontiana (devil's backbone)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe delagoensis (chandelier plant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe pinnata (cathedral bells)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Cruz et al. (1986)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lawsonia inermis (Egyptian privet)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lepidium virginicum (Virginian peppercress)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016); USDA-ARS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leptochloa mucronata (mucronate sprangletop )	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008); eMonocot (2016); Missouri Botanical Garden (2016); PIER (2016); Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Mauchamp (1997); ILDIS (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Malvaviscus arboreus (wax mallow)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mangifera indica (mango)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melia azedarach (Chinaberry)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2003); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melicoccus bijugatus (Spanish lime)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia aegyptia (hairy woodrose)	Present	Native		Lawesson et al. (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia umbellata (hogvine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016); Tye (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mesosphaerum pectinatum (comb bushmint)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Rentería and Buddenhagen (2006); Charles Darwin Foundation (2013);
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa pigra (giant sensitive plant)	Present, Localized	Introduced	Invasive	Tye (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Momordica charantia (bitter gourd)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Muntingia calabura (Jamaica cherry)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mussaenda philippica (Queen of Philippines)	Present	Introduced		Guézou et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nerium oleander (oleander)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Odontonema cuspidatum (Cardinal’s guard)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Guézou et al. (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oldenlandia corymbosa (flat-top mille graines)	Present	Introduced		Oliveira and Souza (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Parkinsonia aculeata (Mexican palo-verde)	Present	Native		Wiggins and Porter (1971)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum conjugatum (buffalo grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	GRIIS (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum paniculatum (Russell River grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum vaginatum (seashore paspalum)	Present	Native		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present, Localized	Introduced	Invasive	Tye (2001); Rentería and Buddenhagen (2006)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora foetida (red fruit passion flower)	Present	Native		Killip (1938); Andersen et al. (1998)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora ligularis (sweet granadilla)	Present, Localized	Introduced	Invasive	Guézou et al. (2010); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora quadrangularis (giant granadilla)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora suberosa (corkystem passionflower)	Present	Native		Wiggins and Porter (1971); USDA-ARS (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu grass)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum macrourum (African feather grass)	Present			Weber (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pentas lanceolata (Egyptian starcluster)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phyllostachys aurea (golden bamboo)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis peruviana (Cape gooseberry)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pinus radiata (radiata pine)	Present	Introduced		Weber (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Poa annua (annual meadowgrass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Clayton et al. (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pseudelephantopus spicatus (false elephant’s foot)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017); USDA-ARS (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Mexican flamevine)	Present	Introduced		Jaramillo Díaz et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Mauchamp (1997); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ptychosperma elegans (solitaire palm)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pueraria phaseoloides (tropical kudzu)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Soria et al. (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove)	Present	Native		Missouri Botanical Garden (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rivina humilis (bloodberry)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rubus niveus (Mysore raspberry)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	ISSG (2014); Missouri Botanical Garden (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ruellia simplex (Mexican petunia)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Russelia equisetiformis (firecracker plant)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sanchezia speciosa (shrubby whitevein)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sansevieria trifasciata (mother-in-law’s tongue)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Jørgensen and León-Yánez (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schefflera actinophylla (umbrella tree)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna alata (candle bush)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna hirsuta (hairy senna)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Queensland Government (2016); USDA-ARS (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna occidentalis (coffee senna)	Present	Native		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna siamea (yellow cassia)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida acuta (sida)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008); Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum erianthum (potato tree)	Present			Vascular Plants of Ecuador (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum quitoense (naranjilla)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017); Jaramillo Díaz et al. (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spartium junceum (Spanish broom)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sporobolus tenuissimus (tropical dropseed)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachys arvensis (staggerweed)	Present	Introduced		Vascular Plants of Ecuador (2014); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachytarpheta cayennensis (blue snakeweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachytarpheta urticifolia (rattail)	Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s)			Moldenke (1948)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stictocardia tiliifolia (spottedheart)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2019); Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (2019); USDA-ARS (2019)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syngonium podophyllum (arrowhead vine)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tagetes erecta (Mexican marigold)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tamarindus indica (tamarind)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Terminalia catappa (Singapore almond)	Present	Introduced		Jørgensen and León-Yánez (1999)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia erecta (bush clockvine)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia fragrans (whitelady)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican sunflower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia pallida (purple queen)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia spathacea (boat lily)	Present	Introduced		Charles Darwin Foundation (2008); Govaerts (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tribulus cistoides (false puncture vine)	Present			Missouri Botanical Garden (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Triumfetta semitriloba (burweed)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2015); PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Turnera ulmifolia (West Indian holly)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urena lobata (caesar weed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urochloa decumbens (signal grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (elephant ear)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Yucca aloifolia (Spanish bayonet)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		HEAR (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Zinnia peruviana (Peruvian zinnia)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Zoysia matrella (Manila grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Virus			Avipoxvirus	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Vargas (1987); Curry and Grant (1989); Thiel et al. (2005)

List of Species CSV Output

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Generate a spreadsheet of the List of Species which also includes records from basic datasheets.

Basic datasheets include data mined from various sources (including the CAB Abstracts database and selected invasive species databases). Further confirmation of distribution status should be sought before use.

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List of Animal Diseases

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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
avipox	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Vargas (1987); Curry and Grant (1989); Thiel et al. (2005)
Philornis downsi infestation	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Fessl et al. (2001); Causton et al. (2006); Wiedenfeld et al. (2007)

List of Animal Diseases CSV Output

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Generate a spreadsheet of the List of Animal Diseases which also includes records from basic datasheets.

Basic datasheets include data mined from various sources (including the CAB Abstracts database). Further confirmation of distribution status should be sought before use.

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Invasive Species Compendium

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