About this Collection
[Please see for regulations regarding Injurious Wildlife]
The summary below shows only wildlife species that are currently listed as injurious and includes updated numbers for taxonomic changes to the species鈥 names. A few species were originally listed as early as 1900 by Congress (fruit bats and a mongoose), but the Effective Date shown here for those and the other species reflects when the bet365下载ios regulations took effect. Congress listed other species by statute after 1900, shown as 鈥C鈥 under 鈥Effective Date.鈥 The regulations cover only live specimens unless otherwise noted. All species of Salmonidae (salmon, trout, char, grayling, freshwater whitefish) are considered injurious due to risk of carrying pathogens that are harmful to fish, unless the salmonids are imported with a health certification or are dead and eviscerated (see ). Twenty genera of salamanders (live, dead, parts) are considered injurious due to risk of carrying the fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (see ).