Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1904

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Santa Cruz

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