Top 100 World's Worst Invasive Species - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Type Scientific Name Native Location Animal % Correct
Mammal Felis catus Fertile Crescent Cat
65%
Insect Aedes albopictus Southeast Asia Tiger Mosquito
63%
Insect Anopheles quadrimaculatus North America Common Malaria Mosquito
62%
Mammal Rattus rattus India Black Rat
59%
Mammal Mus musculus South Asia Field Mouse
55%
Insect Solenopsis invicta South America Fire Ant
47%
Insect Vespula vulgaris Temperate Northern Hemisphere Common Wasp
44%
Mammal Cervus elaphus Eurasia Red Deer
44%
Fish Cyprinus carpio Eurasia Common Carp
43%
Insect Wasmannia auropunctata Central / South America Electric Ant
40%
Mammal Oryctolagus cuniculus Iberia European Rabbit
37%
Plant Arundo donax Middle East Giant Reed
36%
Insect Coptotermes formosanus East Asia Formosa Termite
34%
Fish Oncorhynchus mykiss Pacific Ocean Rainbow Trout
32%
Fish Salmo trutta Eurasia Brown Trout
31%
Bird Sturnus vulgaris Eurasia European Starling
30%
Mammal Sciurus carolinensis Eastern United States Gray Squirrel
28%
Mammal Vulpes vulpes Northern Hemisphere Red Fox
28%
Fish Clarias batrachus Southeast Asia Walking Catfish
27%
Mollusc Dreissena polymorpha Eastern Europpe Zebra Mussel
27%
Mammal Capra hircus Middle East Goat
26%
Mammal Mustela erminea Eurasia & North America Stoat
26%
Amphibian Rhinella marina Central / South America Cane Toad
24%
Plant Imperata cylindrica Afro-Eurasia Cogongrass
24%
Vine Pueraria montana var. lobata East Asia Kudzu
21%
Insect Anoplophora glabripennis East Asia Asian Long-horned Beetle
20%
Insect Trogoderma granarium South Asia Khapra Beetle
18%
Fish Micropterus salmoides Eastern United States Largemouth Bass
17%
Mammal Herpestes javanicus Southeast Asia Javan Mongoose
16%
Amphibian Lithobates catesbeianus Eastern United States American Bullfrog
15%
Amphibian Eleutherodactylus coqui Puerto Rico Common Coquí
13%
Bird Acridotheres tristis Asia Common Myna
13%
Mollusk Achatina fulica East Africa Giant African Land Snail
13%
Insect Lymantria dispar Western Europe Gypsy Moth
13%
Mollusk Mytilus galloprovincialis Europe Mediterranean Mussel
13%
Mammal Sus scrofa Eurasia/North Africa Wild Boar
13%
Mammal Trichosurus vulpecula Australia Brushtail Possum
12%
Mammal Myocastor coypus South America Coypu
12%
Plant Polygonum cuspidatum East Asia Japanese Knotweed
11%
Alga Caulerpa taxifolia Pacific & Caribbean Sea Killer Alga
10%
Fish Lates niloticus Central Africa Nile Perch
10%
Echinoderm Asterias amurensis North Pacific North Pacific Seastar
10%
Fish Oreochromis mossambicus Southern Africa Mozambique Tilapia
9%
Reptile Trachemys scripta elegans Eastern US/Northern Mexico Red-eared Slider
9%
Plant Acacia mearnsii Australia Black Wattle
8%
Plant Lantana camara Central / South America Common Lantana
8%
Mammal Macaca fascicularis Southeast Asia Crab-eating Macaque
8%
Crustacean Carcinus maenas Northern Europe European Green Crab
8%
Reptile Boiga irregularis Oceania Brown Tree Snake
7%
Plant Sphagneticola trilobata Central America Creeping-oxeye
7%
Fish Gambusia affinis North America Mosquitofish
7%
Kelp Undaria pinnatifida Northwest Pacific Wakame
7%
Insect Anoplolepis gracilipes Southeast Asia Yellow Crazy Ant
6%
Crustacean Eriocheir sinensis East Asia Chinese Mitten Crab
5%
Marine Invertebrate Mnemiopsis leidyi Atlantic Ocean Sea Walnut
5%
Plant Eichhornia crassipes South America Water Hyacinth
5%
Protozoan Plasmodium relictum Most of the World Avian Malaria
4%
Fungus Cryphonectria parasitica Asia Chestnut Blight
4%
Fungus Ophiostoma ulmi sensu lato Asia Dutch Elm Disease
4%
Plant Opuntia stricta America Erect Prickly Pear
4%
Bird Pycnonotus cafer India Red-vented Bulbul
4%
Insect Linepithema humile South America Argentine Ant
3%
Insect Pheidole megacephala Africa Big-headed Ant
3%
Mollusk Euglandina rosea Southeastern United States Cannibal Snail
3%
Mold Aphanomyces astaci Unknown Crayfish Plague
3%
Crustacean Cercopagis pengoi Black & Caspian Seas Fishhook Waterflea
3%
Plant Rubus ellipticus Asia Golden Evergreen Raspberry
3%
Plant Euphorbia esula Eurasia Green Spurge
3%
Shrub Tamarix ramosissima Eurasia Salt Cedar
3%
Tree Miconia calvescens Central / South America Velvet Tree
3%
Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Africa Amphibian chytrid fungus (Bd)
2%
Mollusk Potamocorbula amurensis North Pacific Asian Clam
2%
Vine Mikania micrantha America Bitter Vine
2%
Tree Melaleuca quinquenervia Oceania Broad-leaved Paperbark
2%
Tree Ardisia elliptica South Asia Coralberry
2%
Insect Bemisia tabaci South Asia Cotton Whitefly
2%
Insect Cinara cupressi Middle East Cypress Aphid
2%
Plant Morella faya Macaronesia Firetree
2%
Plant Salvinia molesta Brazil Giant Salvinia
2%
Mollusk Pomacea canaliculata South America Golden Apple Snail
2%
Plant Hedychium gardnerianum Himalayas Kahili Ginger
2%
Tree Pinus pinaster Mediterranean Region Maritime Pine
2%
Invertebrate Platydemus manokwari New Guinea New Guinea Flatworm
2%
Plant Lythrum salicaria Afro-Eurasia Purple Loosestrife
2%
Plant Cinchona pubescens Central / South America Red Cinchona
2%
Plant Chromolaena odorata America Siam Weed / Christmas Bush
2%
Tree Cecropia peltata Central / South America Snakewood Tree
2%
Plant Clidemia hirta Central / South America Soapbush
2%
Shrub Ligustrum robustum South Asia Tree Privet
2%
Plant Leucaena leucocephala Central America White Leadtree
2%
Tree Spathodea campanulata Africa African Tulip Tree
1%
Tree Schinus terebinthifolius South America Brazilian Peppertree
1%
Plant Spartina anglica England Common Cordgrass
1%
Shrub Mimosa pigra Central / South America Giant Sensitive Tree
1%
Plant Ulex europaeus Western Europe Gorse
1%
Plant Hiptage benghalensis South Asia Hiptage
1%
Shrub Prosopis glandulosa North America Honey Mesquite
1%
Tree Psidium cattleianum Brazil Strawberry Guava
1%
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