Everglades Invasive Mammals


Subject Name Scientific Name
coyoteCanis latrans Say, 1823
dog (domestic)Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
goat (domestic)Capra hircus (domestic type) Linnaeus
vervet monkeyChlorocebus aethiops Linnaeus
Gambian ratCricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840
nine-banded armadilloDasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
cat (domestic)Felis catus (domestic type) Linnaeus
capybaraHydrochaeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus
black-tailed jack rabbitLepus californicus Gray, 1837
European hareLepus europaeus Pallas, 1778
rhesus monkeyMacaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780)
Pallas's mastiff batMolossus molossus tropidorhynchus Gray, 1839
house mouseMus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
European PolecatMustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758
nutriaMyocastor coypus (Molina)
South American coatiNasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766)
Norway ratRattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
black ratRattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
South American squirrel monkeySaimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mexican gray squirrelSciurus aureogaster F. Cuvier, 1829
pig (feral)Sus scrofa (feral type) Linnaeus
red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)




Developed by the University of Georgia, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

with support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, Florida/Caribbean Exotic Pest Management Team

Last updated on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 01:49 PM

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