By clicking on the Dutch or French species name in the animal list below, you can find additional information on the species of Union concern, tailored to the situation in Belgium. It describes their present distribution in Belgium, their pathways of introduction and spread, how they threaten our environment, and how to identify them. It is not allowed to import, transport, commercialise, breed, use, exchange or release these species into nature. Moreover, these species should not be kept as pets, unless in the case the individual was acquired up untill one year after the inclusion on the Union list.
ANIMALS
VERTEBRATES |
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MAMMALS |
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LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | PRA |
Callosciurus erythraeus | Pallas' squirrel | Roodbuikeekhoorn | Écureuil de Pallas | Pallas-Schönhörnchen | PRA |
Herpestes javanicus | Small Asian mongoose | Indische mangoeste | Mangouste | Kleiner Mungo | PRA |
Muntiacus reevesi | Muntjac deer | Chinese muntjak | Muntjac de Chine | Chinesischer Muntjak | PRA |
Myocastor coypus | Coypu | Beverrat | Ragondin | Nutria | PRA |
Nasua nasua | Coati | Rode neusbeer | Coati roux | Roter Nasenbär | PRA |
Nyctereutes procyonoides | Racoon dog | Wasbeerhond | Chien viverrin | Marderhund | PRA |
Ondatra zibethicus | Muskrat | Muskusrat | Rat musqué | Bisam | PRA |
Procyon lotor | Raccoon | Wasbeer | Raton laveur | Waschbär | PRA |
Sciurus carolinensis | Grey squirrel | Grijze eekhoorn | Écureuil gris | Grauhörnchen | PRA |
Sciurus niger | Fox squirrel | Amerikaanse voseekhoorn | Écureuil fauve | Fuchshörnchen | PRA |
Tamias sibiricus | Siberian chipmunk | Siberische grondeekhoorn | Tamia de Sibérie | Sibirisches Streifenhörnchen | PRA |
BIRDS |
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LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
Acridotheres tristis | Common myna | Treurmania | Martin triste | Hirtenmaina | PRA |
Alopochen aegyptiacus | Egyptian goose | Nijlgans | Ouette d'Égypte | Nilgans | PRA |
Corvus splendens | Indian house crow | Huiskraai | Corbeau familier | Glanzkrähe | PRA |
Oxyura jamaicensis | Ruddy duck | Rosse stekelstaart | Schwarzkopf-Ruderente | PRA | |
Threskiornis aethiopicus | Sacred ibis | Heilige ibis | Ibis sacré | Heiliger Ibis | PRA |
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS |
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LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
Lithobates catesbeianus | American bullfrog | Amerikaanse stierkikker/brulkikker | Grenouille taureau | Amerikanischer Ochsenfrosch | PRA |
Trachemys scripta | Red-eared, yellow-bellied and Cumberland sliders | Lettersierschildpad | Tortue de Floride | Buchstaben-Schmuckschildkröte | PRA |
FISH | |||||
LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed | Zonnebaars | Perche soleil | Gemeiner sonnenbarsch | PRA |
Perccottus glenii | Amur sleeper | Amoergrondel | Goujon de l'amour | Chinesische/Shlafergrundel | PRA |
Pseudorasbora parva | Topmouth gudgeon | Blauwbandgrondel | Goujon Asiatique | Blaubandbärbling | PRA |
Plotosus lineatus | Striped eel catfish | Gestreepte koraalmeerval | Poisson-chat-rayé | Gestreifter korallenwels | PRA |
INVERTEBRATES | |||||
LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
Arthurdendyus triangulatus | New Zealand flatworm | Nieuw-Zeelandse platworm | Ver plat de Nouvelle-Zélande | Neuseeland-Plattwurm | PRA |
Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese mittencrab | Chinese wolhandkrab | Crabe chinois | Wollhandkrabbe | PRA |
Orconectes limosus | Spiny-cheek crayfish | Gevlekte rivierkreeft | Écrevisse américaine | Kamberkrebs | PRA |
Orconectes virilis | Virile crayfish | Geknobbelde Amerikaanse rivierkreeft | Écrevisse à pinces bleues | Viril-Flusskrebs | PRA |
Pacifastacus leniusculus | Signal crayfish | Rode Amerikaanse rivierkreeft | Écrevisse signal | Signalkrebs | PRA |
Procambarus clarkii | Red swamp crayfish | Rode rivierkreeft | Écrevisse de Louisiane | Roter Amerikanischer Sumpfkrebs | PRA |
Procambarus fallax f. virginalis | Marbled crayfish | Marmerkreeft | Écrevisse marbrée | Marmorkrebs | PRA |
Vespa velutina nigrithorax | Asian hornet | Aziatische hoornaar | Frelon asiatique | Asiatische Hornisse | PRA |