List of invasive species in Portugal

This is a list of invasive species in Portugal.

The species tagged with a cross (†) have the legal status of invasive species (Decreto-Lei n.º 565/99 de 21 de Dezembro).

The remaining are considered invasive by investigators in Portugal.

The species tagged with an "M" are classified as invasive only in Madeira.

Family Anatidae: Family Columbidae: Family Estrildidae: Family Phasianidae: Family Ploceidae: Family Psittacidae:

Popillia japonica on the Azores.
A Madeiran wall lizard on the Azores. Although native to Portugal (Madeira), the Madeiran wall lizard has also rapidly spread through the Azores due to the lack of other lizard species
Acacia melanoxylon in Nazaré . Acacias are highly invasive in Portuguese sand dunes
Carpobrotus edulis in Cabo da Roca
Agave americana on Santa Maria Island , Azores
Pittosporum undulatum on Pico Island , a major threat to the endemic laurisilva of the Azores
Cortaderia selloana growing spontaneously in Lisbon