The Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

Article 2.

SCHEDULE KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS

NOTE: See Article 2(6) for the effect of the second column of this Schedule

MAMMALS

Scientific name of kind	Common name or names
Marsupials
Dasyuridae of the species Sarcophilus laniarius	The Tasmanian devil
Macropodidae of the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus	Grey kangaroos, the euro, the wallaroo and the red kangaroo
Primates
Callitrichidae of the species of the genera Leontophithecus and Saguinus	Tamarins
Cebidae	New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uakari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey (otherwise known as the douroucouli))
Cercopithecidae	Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin)
Indriidae	Leaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas and the woolly lemur)
Lemuridae, except the species of the genus Hapalemur	Large Lemurs (the broad-nosed gentle lemur and the grey gentle lemur are excepted)
Hylobatidae	Gibbons and siamangs
Hominidae except genus Homo	Anthropoid apes including chimpanzees, orang-utans and gorillas
Edentates
Bradypodidae	Sloths
Dasypodidae of the species Priodontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus)	The giant armadillo
Myrmecophagidae of the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla	The giant anteater
Rodents
Erithizontidae of the species Erithizon dorsatum	The North American porcupine
Hydrochoeridae	The capybara
Hystricidae of the species of the genus Hystrix	Crested porcupines
Carnivores
Ailuropodidae (Ailuridae)	The red (lesser) panda
Canidae, except the species of the genera Alopex, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes and Vulpes and the species Canis familiaris	Jackals, wild dogs, wolves and the coyote (foxes, the raccoon-dog and the domestic dog are excepted)
Felidae, except the species Felis catus	The bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval, tiger and all other cats (the domestic cat is excepted)
Hyaenidae except the species Proteles cristatus	Hyaenas (except the aardwolf)
Mustelidae of the species of the genera Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra, Lutra (except Lutra lutra), Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea and of the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis	Badgers (except the Eurasian badger), otters (except the European otter), and the tayra, wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise known as the honey badger)
Procyonidae	Cacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos, the little coatimundi and the kinkajou
Ursidae	Bears including the Giant Panda
Viverridae of the species of the genus Viverra and the species Arctictis binturong and Cryptoprocta ferox	The African, large-spotted, Malay and large Indian civets, the binturong and the fossa
Pinnipedes
Odobenidae, Otariidae and Phocidae, except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus	The walrus, eared seals, sealions and earless seals (the common and grey seals are excepted)
Elephants
Elephantidae	Elephants
Odd-toed ungulates
Equidae, except the species Equus asinus, Equus caballus and Equus asinus x Equus caballus	Asses, horses and zebras (the donkey, domestic horse and domestic hybrids are excepted)
Rhinocerotidae	Rhinoceroses
Tapiridae	Tapirs
Hyraxes
Procaviidae	Tree and rock hyraxes (otherwise known as dassies)
Aardvark
Orycteropidae	The aardvark
Even-toed ungulates
Antilocapridae	The Pronghorn
Bovidae, except any domestic form of the genera Bos and Bubalus, of the species Capra aegagrus (hircus) and the species Ovis aries	Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep (domestic cattle, goats and sheep are excepted)
Camelidae except the species Lama glama and Lama pacos	Camels, the guanaco and the vicugna (the domestic llama and alpaca are excepted)
Cervidae of the species Alces alces and Rangifer tarandus, except any domestic form of the species Rangifer tarandus	The moose or elk and the caribou or reindeer (the domestic reindeer is excepted)
Giraffidae	The giraffe and the okapi
Hippopotamidae	The hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus
Suidae, except any domestic form of	Old-world pigs (including the wild boar
the species Sus scrofa	and the wart hog) (the domestic pig is excepted)
Tayassuidae	New-world pigs (otherwise known as peccaries)
Any hybrid of a kind of animal specified in the foregoing provisions of this column where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified	Mammalian hybrids with a parent (or parents) of a specified kind
BIRDS
Cassowaries and emu
Casuariidae	Cassowaries
Dromaiidae	The emu
Ostrich
Struthionidae	The ostrich
REPTILES
Crocodilians
Alligatoridae	Alligators and caimans
Crocodylidae	Crocodiles and the false gharial
Gavialidae	The gharial (otherwise known as the gavial)
Lizards and snakes
Colubridae of the species of the genera Atractaspis, Malpolon, Psammophis and Thelatornis and of the species Boiga dendrophila, Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus and Rhabdophis tigrinus	Mole vipers and certain rear-fanged venomous snakes (including the moila and montpellier snakes, sand snakes, twig snakes, the mangrove (otherwise known as the yellow-ringed catsnake), the boomslang, the red-necked keelback and the yamakagashi (otherwise known as the Japanese tiger-snake))
Elapidae	Certain front-fanged venomous snakes (including cobras, coral snakes, the desert black snake, kraits, mambas, sea snakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders))
Helodermatidae	The gila monster and the (Mexican) beaded lizard
Viperidae	Certain front-fanged venomous snakes (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the copperhead, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers)
INVERTEBRATES
Spiders
Ctenidae of the species of the genus Phoneutria	Wandering spiders
Dipluridae of the species of the genus Atrax	The Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives
Lycosidae of the species Lycosa raptoria	The Brazilian wolf spider
Sicariidae of the species of the genus Loxosceles	Brown recluse spiders (otherwise known as violin spiders)
Theridiidae of the species of the genus Latrodectus	The black widow spider (otherwise known as redback spider) and its close relatives
Scorpions
Buthidae	Buthid scorpions