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introduced species

species introduced either deliberately or accidentally through human activity
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Summary

introduced species is a biogeographical status[1]. It draws 4,053 Wikipedia views per month (biogeographical status category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: species[3], Allochthone Art[4]
  • Has use: biological pest control[5], agriculture[6], aquaculture[7]
  • Commons category: Introduced species[8]
  • Said to be the same as: exotic[9]
  • Opposite of: native species[10]
  • Has part(s): invasive species[11], Biological globalization[12]
  • Has cause: human impact[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Introduced species[14]
  • Described by source: Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[15], The Encyclopedia Americana[16]
  • Main Wikidata property: P14796[17]
  • Different from: Exotic[18]
  • Studied by: invasion biology[19]
  • Does not have cause: colonisation[20]

Why It Matters

introduced species has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 130 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Introduced species in the Canary Islands Invasive.org

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → introduced-animals, introduced-organisms, non-indigenous-pests
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: introduced-animals, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936721|introduced animals (#289936721)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 8w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P14796
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Main wikidata property: P14796"
  3. 11w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → human impact
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Has cause: human impact, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect human activity → human impact ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q61788060_Q249"
  4. 18w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → species, Allochthone Art
    Image → Wild rabbit.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Subclass of: Allochthone Art, fix redirect non-native species → Allochthone Art ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/f4deba2bf66b|details]])"
  5. 20w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → The Magna Carpa 2016.webm
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Video: The Magna Carpa 2016.webm"
  6. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Said to be the same as → exotic
    Has cause → human impact
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 23747, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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