Native species
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In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution during history. The term is equivalent to th
Large-leaved lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus): native to western North America but introduced and invasive in several areas worldwide
Bicolored frog (Clinotarsus curtipes) is native to the Western Ghats of India and found nowhere else (endemic)
Introduced species
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An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distri
Native species
…The term is equivalent to the concept of indigenous or autochthonous species. A wild organism (as opposed to a domesticated organism) is known as an introduced species within the regions where it was anthropogenically introduced. If an introduced species causes substantial ecological, environmental, and/or economic…
Cattle Bos primigenius taurus introduced but not naturalized worldwide
Sweet clover (Melilotus sp.), introduced and naturalized in the Americas from Europe as a forage and cover crop
Wheat Triticum introduced worldwide from its place of origin (Mesopotamia)
Male silver pheasant