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StatusEstEstablished in Japan
?Ambiguous
PastFormerly established in Japan
Laws ISControled as Invasive Alien Species (the Invasive Alien Species Act)
USControled as Uncategrized Alien Species (the Invasive Alien Species Act)
LCControled by local regulations
Alert lists 100W100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species 100J100 of the Japan's Worst Invasive Alien Species
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Mammals & Birds (provisional list)

Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Erinaceus europaeus EstIS [1]
Erinaceus amurensis EstIS [4]
Suncus murinus Est [1],[45]
Crocidura dsinezumi Est Introduced to Hokkaido [11],[9]
Macaca cyclopis EstIS100J [1],[2],[45]
Macaca fascicularis PastIS100W [1]
Macaca mulatta EstIS [8]
Macaca fuscata yakui Past [1]
Saimiri sciureus ? [1]
Pipistrellus abramus Est Introduced to Hokkaido [10]
Oryctolagus cuniculus Est100J [1],[2],[45]
Sciurus vulgaris EstIS [1],[2]
Callosciurus erythraeus EstIS [1],[2],[45]
Callosciurus finleysonii ?IS [46]
Tamias sibiricus subspp. Est [1],[2]
Ondatra zibethicus EstIS [1],[45]
Rattus exulans Est [1]
Rattus norvegicus Est [1],[45]
Rattus rattus Est100W [1],[2],[45]
Mus musculus Est100W [1],[45]
Myocastor coypus EstISLC100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Procyon lotor EstISLC100J [1],[2],[45]
Canis lupus familiaris Est [1],[45]
Vulpes vulpes shrencki Est100W Introduced to Kanto District [1]
Nyctereutes procyonoides Est Introduced to several islands [1]
Mustela sibirica Est100J [1],[2],[45]
Neovison vison (Mustela vison) EstIS [1],[45]
Mustela itatsi Est100J Introduced to Hokkaido and several islands [1],[2]
Martes melampus melampus Est [1],[2]
Paguma larvata EstLC [1],[2],[45]
Herpestes auropunctatus (Urva auropunctata) EstIS100W100J [1],[2],[45],[46]
Felis catus Est100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Equus caballus Est [1],[45]
Sus scrofa Est100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Muntiacus reevesi EstIS [1],[2],[45]
Cervus mariannus PastIS [1],[45]
Cervus nippon taiouanus EstIS [1],[45]
Cervus nippon keramae Est This subspecies may be formed by artificial introduction [1]
Cervus nippon mageshimae Est Introduced to several islands [1]
Bos taurus Est [1],[45]
Capra hircus EstLC100W100J [1],[2],[45]
Aix sponsa Est [12]
Alopochen aegyptiaca Est [12]
Cairina moschata Est [12]
Cygnus olor EstLC [1]
Cygnus atratus Est [12]
Branta canadensis Est [12]
Phoebastria albatrus Est [12]
Mycteria leucocephala Est [12]
Cionia boyciana Est Reintroduction of extinct species. [12]
Nipponia nippon Est Reintroduction of extinct species. [12]
Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Bambusicola thoracica Est [1],[45]
Colinus virginianus Est [1]
Pavo cristatus Est [12]
Phasianus colchicus karpowi Est100J [1],[2],[45]
Phasianus versicolor Est Released for hunting [2]
Syrmaticus soemmerringii Est Released for hunting [2]
Bambusicola thoracica sonorivox Est [45]
Himantopus himantopus mexicanus; Himantopus mexicanus Est [12]
Columba livia Est100J [1],[45]
Streptopelia decaocto Est [12]
Melopsittacus undulatus Est [1],[45]
Myiopsitta monachus Est [1]
Psittacula alexandri Est [1],[45]
Psittacula eupatria Est [1],[45]
Psittacula krameri Est [1]
Pycnonotus jocosus Est [1]
Pycnonotus sinensis Est100J Possibly natural dispersal from Taiwan [1],[2]
Garrulax canorus EstIS100J [1],[2],[45]
Garrulax perspicillatus EstIS [1],[45]
Garrulax sannio EstIS [1]
Garrulax cineraceus EstUS [12],[13]
Leiothrix lutea EstIS100J [1],[2],[45]
Paroaria coronata Est [1],[45]
Amandava amandava Est [1],[45]
Estrilda melpoda Est [1],[45]
Estrilda troglodytes Est [1],[45]
Lonchura atricapilla Est [1],[45]
Lonchura maja Est [1],[45]
Lonchura malacca Est [1],[45]
Lonchura punctulata Est [1],[45]
Lonchura striata Est [1]
Padda oryzivora Est [1],[45]
Zosterops japonicus stejnegeri Est Introduced to Ogasawara [12]
Zosterops japonicus alani Est Introduced to Ogasawara [12]
Euplectes afer Est [1]
Euplectes orix Est [1]
Ploceus intermedius Est [1],[45]
Ploceus manyar Est [1]
Vidua macroura Est [1]
Vidua paradisaea Est [1],[45]
Acridotheres cristatellus Est [1],[45]
Acridotheres fuscus Est [1],[45]
Acridotheres ginginianus Est [1],[45]
Acridotheres tristis Est100W [1],[45]
Sturnus contra Est [1],[45]
Pica pica Est [1]
Urocissa caerulea Est [1]
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Invasive Species Research Team, Environmental Risk Research Center,
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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