Non-native Vertebrates of Massachusetts

This encompasses many different clades so send me a message if any information is wrong or any species needs to be added; This is a a guide to all non-native Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, and Fish with breeding populations in the state of Massachusetts. Some animals like White Perch, ...more ↓

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Red-eared Slider ¹
Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-bellied Slider ²
Trachemys scripta scripta

Italian Wall Lizard ³
Podarcis siculus

Chinese Softshell Turtle ⁴
Pelodiscus sinensis

Spiny Softshell Turtle ⁵
Apalone spinifera

Mute Swan ⁶
Cygnus olor

Ring-necked Pheasant ⁷
Phasianus colchicus

Feral Pigeon ⁵
Columba livia domestica

Eurasian Collared-Dove ⁸
Streptopelia decaocto

House Sparrow ⁹
Passer domesticus

European Starling ¹⁰
Sturnus vulgaris

European Fallow Deer ¹¹
Dama dama

Snowshoe Hare ¹²
Lepus americanus

European Rabbit ¹³
Oryctolagus cuniculus

Eastern Cottontail ¹⁴
Sylvilagus floridanus

House Mouse ¹⁵
Mus musculus

Black-tailed Jackrabbit ¹⁶
Lepus californicus

Brown Hare ¹⁷
Lepus europaeus

Black Rat ¹⁸
Rattus rattus

Brown Rat ¹⁹
Rattus norvegicus

Domestic Dog ²⁰
Canis familiaris

Domestic Cat ²¹
Felis catus

Amur Carp ²²
Cyprinus rubrofuscus

European Carp ²³
Cyprinus carpio

Channel Catfish ²⁴
Ictalurus punctatus

White Catfish ²⁵
Ameiurus catus

Mirror Carp ²⁶
Cyprinus carpio carpio

Domestic Goldfish ²⁷
Carassius auratus auratus

Yellow Bullhead ²⁸
Ameiurus natalis

Smallmouth Bass ²⁹
Micropterus dolomieu

Largemouth Bass ³⁰
Micropterus salmoides

Pumpkinseed × Bluegill ³¹
Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus

Greengill Sunfish ³²
Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus

Rainbow Trout ³³
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Brown Trout ³⁴
Salmo trutta

Bluegill ³⁵
Lepomis macrochirus

White x Black Crappie
Pomoxis annularis × nigromaculatus

Green Sunfish ²⁸
Lepomis cyanellus

White Crappie ²⁹
Pomoxis annularis

Black Crappie ³⁶
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Rock Bass ³⁷
Ambloplites rupestris

White Perch ³⁸
Morone americana

Emerald shiner ³⁹
Notropis atherinoides

Northern Hog Sucker ⁴⁰
Hypentelium nigricans

Eastern Mosquitofish ⁴¹
Gambusia holbrooki

Bluntnose Minnow ⁴²
Pimephales notatus

Fathead Minnow ⁴³
Pimephales promelas

Central Mudminnow ²⁸
Umbra limi

Northern Pike ⁴⁴
Esox lucius

Nile Tilapia ⁴⁵
Oreochromis niloticus

Blotched Snakehead ⁴⁶
Channa maculata

Giant Snakehead ⁴⁷
Channa micropeltes

Northern Snakehead ⁴⁰
Channa argus

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Non-native Vertebrates of Massachusetts

Red-eared Slider 1 Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-bellied Slider 2 Trachemys scripta scripta

Italian Wall Lizard 3 Podarcis siculus

Chinese Softshell Turtle 4 Pelodiscus sinensis

Spiny Softshell Turtle 5 Apalone spinifera

Mute Swan 6 Cygnus olor

Ring-necked Pheasant 7 Phasianus colchicus

Feral Pigeon 5 Columba livia domestica

Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 Streptopelia decaocto

House Sparrow 9 Passer domesticus

European Starling 10 Sturnus vulgaris

European Fallow Deer 11 Dama dama

Snowshoe Hare 12 Lepus americanus

European Rabbit 13 Oryctolagus cuniculus

Eastern Cottontail 14 Sylvilagus floridanus

House Mouse 15 Mus musculus

Black-tailed Jackrabbit 16 Lepus californicus

Brown Hare 17 Lepus europaeus

Black Rat 18 Rattus rattus

Brown Rat 19 Rattus norvegicus

Domestic Dog 20 Canis familiaris

Domestic Cat 21 Felis catus

Amur Carp 22 Cyprinus rubrofuscus

European Carp 23 Cyprinus carpio

Channel Catfish 24 Ictalurus punctatus

White Catfish 25 Ameiurus catus

Mirror Carp 26 Cyprinus carpio carpio

Domestic Goldfish 27 Carassius auratus auratus

Yellow Bullhead 28 Ameiurus natalis

Smallmouth Bass 29 Micropterus dolomieu

Largemouth Bass 30 Micropterus salmoides

Pumpkinseed × Bluegill 31 Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus

Greengill Sunfish 32 Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus

Rainbow Trout 33 Oncorhynchus mykiss

Brown Trout 34 Salmo trutta

Bluegill 35 Lepomis macrochirus

White x Black Crappie Pomoxis annularis × nigromaculatus

Green Sunfish 28 Lepomis cyanellus

White Crappie 29 Pomoxis annularis

Black Crappie 36 Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Rock Bass 37 Ambloplites rupestris

White Perch 38 Morone americana

Emerald shiner 39 Notropis atherinoides

Northern Hog Sucker 40 Hypentelium nigricans

Eastern Mosquitofish 41 Gambusia holbrooki

Bluntnose Minnow 42 Pimephales notatus

Fathead Minnow 43 Pimephales promelas

Central Mudminnow 28 Umbra limi

Northern Pike 44 Esox lucius

Nile Tilapia 45 Oreochromis niloticus

Blotched Snakehead 46 Channa maculata

Giant Snakehead 47 Channa micropeltes

Northern Snakehead 40 Channa argus

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