Non-native mammals
in the U.S. and Canada
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Non-native
Mammals - A list of mammals introduced to the U.S. and Canada that was
compiled from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
as of August 2002.
(Microsoft
Excel format)
Genus
species
|
Common
name
|
Jurisdiction
|
Origin
|
Ammotragus
lervia |
Barbary
sheep |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Antilocapra
americana |
pronghorn |
Hawaii |
Introduced |
Antilope
cervicapra |
blackbuck |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Axis
axis |
axis
deer |
Continental
US, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Bos
bison |
bison |
Canada |
Introduced |
Bos
bonasus |
wisent |
Central
Pacific Territories, continental US, Hawaii |
Introduced;
native & introduced in Continental US |
Bos
taurus |
feral
domestic cattle |
Central
Pacific Territories, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Boselaphus
tragocamelus |
nilgai |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Bubalus
bubalis |
feral
water buffalo |
Central
Pacific Territories |
Introduced |
Canis
familiaris |
feral
domestic dog |
Central
Pacific Territories, continental US, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Capra
hircus |
feral
goat |
Central
Pacific Territories, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Cervus
elaphus |
wapiti |
Canada,
continental US |
Native
& Introduced |
Cervus
mariannus |
Philippine
deer |
Central
Pacific Territories |
Introduced |
Cervus
nippon |
sika
deer |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Chlorocebus
aethiops |
green
monkey, velvet monkey |
Caribbean
Territories |
Introduced |
Dama
dama |
fallow
deer |
Canada,
continental US |
Introduced |
Dasypus
novemcinctus |
nine-banded
armadillo |
Continental
US |
Native
& Introduced |
Didelphis
virginiana |
Virginia
opossum |
Canada,
continental US |
Native
& Introduced |
Equus
asinus |
feral
burro |
Continental
US, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Equus
caballus |
feral
horse |
Canada,
Continental
US, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Felis
silvestris |
feral
cat |
Canada,
Caribbean Territories, Central Pacific Territories, Continental US,
Hawaii |
Introduced |
Herpailurus
yaguarondi |
jaguarundi |
Continental
US |
Native
& Introduced |
Herpestes
javanicus |
Indian
mongoose |
Caribbean
Territories, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Lepus
californicus |
black-tailed
jack rabbit |
Continental
US |
Native
& Introduced |
Lepus
europaeus |
brown
hare, European hare |
Canada,
Continental US |
Introduced |
Lepus
timidus |
Arctic
hare |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Macaca
fuscata |
Japanese
macaque |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Macaca
mulatta |
rhesus
macaque, rhesus monkey |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Mus
musculus |
house
mouse |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Myocastor
coypus |
nutria,
coypu |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Odocoileus
hemionus |
mule
deer |
Hawaii |
Introduced |
Oryctolagus
cuniculus |
European
rabbit |
Continental
US, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Ovis
aries |
feral
sheep |
Hawaii |
Introduced |
Rangifer
tarandus |
reindeer |
Alaska |
Native
& Introduced |
Rattus
exulans |
Polynesian
rat |
Central
Pacific Territories, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Rattus
norvegicus |
brown/Norway
rat |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Rattus
rattus |
black/European
rat |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Sciurus
aureogaster |
Mexican
gray squirrel |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Suncus
murinus |
house
shrew |
Central
Pacific Territories |
Introduced |
Sus
scrofa |
feral
pig |
Central
Pacific Territories, Continental US, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Sylvicapra
grimmia |
gray
duiker |
Central
Pacific Territories, Hawaii |
Introduced |
Taxidea
taxus |
badger |
Continental
US |
Introduced |
Central
Pacific Territories - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island,
Johnston Atoll (Johnston Island), Kingman Reef, Palmyra, Midway Islands,
and Wake Island. |
Caribbean
Territories - the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands (St.
John, St. Thomas, and small surrounding islands), and Navassa Island. |
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