# The Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Schedule: KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS


Note: See Article 2(6) for the effect of the second column of this Schedule
Scientific name of kind
Common name or names
MAMMALS
Marsupials
Family Dasyuridae:
The species Sarcophilus laniarius
The Tasmanian devil.
Family Macropodidae:
The species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus
The western and eastern grey kangaroos, the wallaroo and the red kangaroo.
Primates
Family Callitrichidae:
All species
Tamarins.
Family Cebidae:
All species
New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uacari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey (also known as the owl monkey).
Family Cercopithecidae:
All species
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).
Family Indriidae:
All species
Leaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas and the woolly lemur).
Family Lemuridae:
All species except those of the genus Hapalemur.
Large lemurs.
Bamboo or gentle lemurs are excepted.
Family Hylobatidae:
All species
Gibbons and Siamangs.
Family Hominidae:
All species except those of the genus Homo.
Anthropoid apes including chimpanzees, orang-utans and gorillas.
Edentates
Family Bradypodidae:
All species
Sloths.
Family Dasypodidae:
The species Priodontes maximus.
The giant armadillo.
Family Myrmecophagidae:
The species Myrmecophaga tridactyla.
The giant anteater.
Rodents
Family Erethizontidae:
The species Erethizon dorsatum.
The North American porcupine.
Family Caviidae:
The species Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris.
The capybara
Family Hystricidae:
The species of the genus Hystrix
Crested porcupines
Carnivores
Family Ailuridae:
The species Ailurus fulgens
The red panda
Family Canidae:
All species except those of the genera Alopex,Cerdocyon,Pseudalopex,Urocyon, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes and Vulpes. The species Canis familiaris, other than the subspecies Canis familiaris dingo, is also excepted.
Wild dogs, wolves, jackals, the coyote, the maned wolf, the bush dog and the dhole.
Foxes and the raccoon dog and the domestic dog (but not the dingo) are excepted.
Family Felidae:
All except the species Felis catus
All cats including the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger.
The domestic cat is excepted.
Family Hyaenidae:
All except the species Proteles cristatus.
Hyaenas (except the aardwolf).
Family Mustelidae:
All species of the genera Amblonyx, Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra,Lontra, Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea.
The genus Lutra except the species Lutra lutra.
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).
Family Procyonidae:
All species.
Cacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos,
the little coatimundi and the kinkajou.
Family Ursidae:
All species including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
All bears including the giant panda.
Family Viverridae:
All of the genus Civettictis and Viverra, and the species Cryptoprocta ferox and Arctictis binturong.
The African, Large-spotted, Malay, large Indian civets, the fossa and the binturong.
Pinnipedes
Family Odobenidae:
All species.
The walrus.
Family Otariidae:
All species
Eared seals and sea lions
Family Phocidae:
All species except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus.
True or earless seals.
The common seal (or harbour seal) and grey seals are excepted.
Elephants
Family Elephantidae:
All species
Elephants.
Odd-toed ungulates
Family Equidae:
All species except Equus asinus, Equuscaballus and Equus asinus x Equus caballus.
Asses, horses and zebras.
The donkey and domestic horse are excepted.
Family Rhinocerotidae:
All species
Rhinoceroses.
Family Tapiridae:
All species
Tapirs.
Aardvark
Family Orycteropodidae:
The species Orycteropus afer
The aardvark.
Hyraxes
Family Procaviidae:
All species
Tree and rock hyraxes (otherwise
known as dassies).
Even-toed ungulates
Family Antilocapridae:
The species Antilocapra americana
The Pronghorn.
Family Bovidae:
All species except any domestic form of
the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis.
Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles,
goats and sheep.
Domestic cattle, buffalo, goats and sheep are excepted.
Family Camelidae:
All species of the genus Camelus.
All species of the genus Lama, except the species Lama glama and Lama pacos.
Camels, the guanaco and the vicugna.
The domestic llama and alpaca are excepted.
Family Cervidae:
All species of the genera Alces and Rangifer, except any domestic form of the species Rangifer tarandus.
The moose or elk and the caribou or
reindeer.
The domestic reindeer is excepted.
Family Giraffidae:
All species
The giraffe and the okapi.
Family Hippopotamidae:
All species
The hippopotamus and the pygmy
hippopotamus.
Family Suidae:
All species except any domestic form of
the species Sus scrofa.
Old-world pigs (including the wild boar and the wart hog).
The domestic pig is excepted.
Family Tayassuidae:
All species
New-world pigs (otherwise known as
peccaries).
Hybrids
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, and any animal of which at least one parent is such a hybrid.
BIRDS
Cassowaries and emus
Family Casuariidae:
All species
Cassowaries
Family Dromaiidae
The Emu
All species
Ostrich
Family Struthionidae:
All species
The ostrich.
REPTILES
Crocodilians
Family Alligatoridae:
All species
Alligators and caimans.
Family Crocodylidae:
All species
Crocodiles and the false gharial.
Family Gavialidae:
All species
The gharial (otherwise known as the
gavial).
Lizards and snakes
Family Atractaspididae:
All species of the genus Atractaspis
Family Colubridae:
All species of the genera Malpolon and Thelotornis.
The species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana, Xenodon severus, Psammophis, Boiga dendrophila.
Burrowing asps, also known as mole or
burrowing vipers and stiletto snakes.
Certain rear-fanged venomous snakes,
Montpellier snakes and African vine snakes (otherwise known as African twig or bird snakes)
The boomslang, the red-necked keelback, the yamakagashi (other-wise known as the Japanese tiger-snake), the Argentine black-headed snake, the South American green racer, the Peruvian racer, the Amazon false viper, Sand snakes and the Mangrove snake.
Family Elapidae:
All species
Certain front-fanged venomous snakes
including cobras, coral snakes, the
desert black snake, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders).
Family Helodermatidae:
All species
The gila monster and the (Mexican)
beaded lizard.
Family Viperidae:
All species
Certain front-fanged venomous snakes
(including adders, the barba amarilla,
the bushmaster, the copperhead, the
fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes
and vipers).
Family Hydrophiidae:
All species
Sea snakes.
INVERTEBRATES
Spiders
Family Ctenidae:
The genus Phoneutria
Wandering spiders.
Family Hexathelidae:
The genus Atrax
The Sydney funnel-web spider and its
close relatives.
Family Lycosidae:
The species Lycosa raptorial
The Brazilian wolf spider.
Family Sicariidae:
The genus Loxosceles
Brown recluse spiders (otherwise
known as violin spiders).
Family Theridiidae:
The genus Latrodectus
The widow spiders and close
relatives.
Scorpions
Family Buthidae:
All species
Buthid scorpions.
Family Hemioscorpiidae:
The species Hemiscorpius lepturus
Middle Eastern thin-tailed scorpion.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2004/1993/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-wild-animals-northern-ireland-order-2004/schedule
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