List of invasive species in Portugal
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This is a list of invasive species in Portugal. The species tagged with a cross (†) have the legal status of invasive species (Decreto-Lei n.º 565/99 de 21 de Dezembro). The remaining are considered invasive by investigators in Portugal. The species tagged with an "M" are classified as invasive only in Madeira.
- Adelges piceae (balsam woolly adelgid)[1]
- Aleurodicus dispersus (spiralling whitefly)[2]
- Anguillicoloides crassus (swim bladder worm)[3]
- Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid)[4]
- Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)[5]
- Chilo suppressalis (striped rice stem borer)[6]
- Cinara cupressi (Cypress aphid)[7]
- Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam)(†)
- Cryptotermes brevis (powderpost termite)[8]
- Ctenarytaina eucalypti (blue gum psyllid)[9]
- Deroceras invadens (tramp slug)[10]
- Elminius modestus (Australasian barnacle)[11]
- Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)(†)
- Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips)[12]
- Globodera rostochiensis (yellow potato cyst nematode)[13]
- Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)[14]
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle)(†)[15][16]
- Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)(†)[15][17]
- Lumbricus terrestris (common earthworm)[18]
- Lysiphlebus testaceipes(†)[15]
- Opogona sacchari (banana moth)[19]
- Pacifastacus leniusculus (signal crayfish)(†)[15][20]
- Paratrechina longicornis (longhorn crazy ant)[21]
- Phoracantha semipunctata (Australian Eucalyptus longhorn)(†)[15][22]
- Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle)[23]
- Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mud snail)(†)[15][24]
- Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crawfish)(†)
- Styela clava (Asian tunicate)[25]
- Thaumastocoris peregrinus (bronze bug)[26]
- Tricellaria inopinata[27]
- Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Yellow-legged Asian hornet)[28]
Amphibians
Reptiles

- Chamaeleo chamaeleon (common chameleon) (†)[15][30]
- Chelydra serpentina (†)[29]
- Chrysemys picta (†)[29]
- Graptemys spp. (†)[29]
- Hemidactylus mabouia (†) (M)[29]
- Macroclemys temminckii (†)[29]
- Pseudemys spp. (†)[29]
- Ramphotyphlops braminus (†) (M)[29]
- Tarentola mauritanica (†) (M)[29]
- Lacerta dugesii (Madeiran wall lizard)(†)[15][31]
- Lampropeltis getula ssp. californiae (†) (M)[29]
- Trachemys spp. (†)[29]
Fish
- Ameiurus melas (black bullhead)(†)[15][32]
- Australoheros facetus (chameleon cichlid)(†)
- Carassius auratus (goldfish)(†)
- Cyprinus carpio (common carp)(†)
- Esox lucius (northern pike)(†)
- Fundulus heteroclitus (mummichog)(†)
- Gambusia holbrooki (eastern mosquitofish)(†)
- Gobio gobio (gudgeon)(†)
- Lepomis gibbosus (pumpkinseed)(†)
- Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass)(†)
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)(†)[15][33]
- Sander lucioperca (Sander lucioperca)(†)[15][34]
Birds
Source:[35]
Family Anatidae:
Family Columbidae:
Family Estrildidae:
- Amadina fasciata(†)
- Amandava amandava(†)
- Amandava subflava(†)
- Estrilda astrild(†)
- Estrilda melpoda(†)
- Estrilda troglodytes(†)
- Lonchura cantans(†)
- Lonchura maja(†)
- Lonchura malacca(†)
- Taeniopygia castanotis(†)
Family Phasianidae:
Family Ploceidae:
- Euplectes afer(†)
- Euplectes franciscanus(†)
- Euplectes hordeaceus(†)
- Euplectes orix(†)
- Ploceus cucullatus(†)
- Ploceus melanocephalus(†)
- Quelea quelea(†)
Family Psittacidae:
Mammals
- Ammotragus lervia (†)[29]
- Callosciurus erythraeus (†)[29]
- Capra hircus (†) (M)[29]
- Castor canadensis (†)[29]
- Erinaceus spp. (†) (M)[29]
- Felis silvestris f. catus (†) *[29]
- Herpestes javanicus (†)[29]
- Hystrix cristata (†)[29]
- Muntiacus reevesi (†)[29]
- Mus musculus (†) (M)[29]
- Mus domesticus (†) (M)[29]
- Mustela spp. (†) (M)[29]
- Mustela furo (ferret)[29][36]
- Myocastor coypus (†)[29]
- Nasua nasua (†)[29]
- Neogale vison (American mink) (†)[29][37]
- Nyctereutes procyonoides (†)[29]
- Ondatra zibethicus (†)[29]
- Oryctolagus cuniculus (†) (M)[29]
- Procyon spp. (†)[29]
- Rattus spp. (†) (M)[29]
- Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)(†)[15][38]
- Rattus rattus (black rat)(†)[15][39]
- Sciurus carolinensis (†)[29]
- Sciurus niger (†)[29]
- Tamias sibiricus (†)[29]




