diff --git a/ccdb/species/__init__.py b/ccdb/species/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ccdb/species/admin.py b/ccdb/species/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab1991a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccdb/species/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import Species
+
+
+class SpeciesAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('common_name', 'genus', 'species', 'parasite', 'sort_order')
+    list_display_links = ('common_name',)
+    search_fields = ('common_name', 'genus', 'species', 'parasite')
+    list_per_page = 25
+    fields = ('common_name', 'genus', 'species', 'parasite', 'sort_order')
+
+
+admin.site.register(Species, SpeciesAdmin)
diff --git a/ccdb/species/migrations/0001_initial.py b/ccdb/species/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc2dcf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccdb/species/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import autoslug.fields
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Species',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(primary_key=True, verbose_name='ID', serialize=False, auto_created=True)),
+                ('common_name', models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ('genus', models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True)),
+                ('species', models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True)),
+                ('parasite', models.BooleanField(default=False)),
+                ('sort_order', models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ('slug', autoslug.fields.AutoSlugField(editable=False, populate_from='common_name')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'ordering': ['sort_order'],
+                'verbose_name_plural': 'species',
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterUniqueTogether(
+            name='species',
+            unique_together=set([('common_name', 'species')]),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/ccdb/species/migrations/__init__.py b/ccdb/species/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ccdb/species/models.py b/ccdb/species/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a9820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccdb/species/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+from autoslug import AutoSlugField
+
+
+class Species(models.Model):
+    common_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    genus = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True)
+    species = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True)
+    parasite = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    sort_order = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
+    slug = AutoSlugField(populate_from='common_name')
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.common_name
+
+    class Meta:
+        unique_together = ('common_name', 'species')
+        ordering = ['sort_order']
+        verbose_name_plural = 'species'
diff --git a/ccdb/utils/management/commands/import_data.py b/ccdb/utils/management/commands/import_data.py
index 72ce6cb..91b9569 100644
--- a/ccdb/utils/management/commands/import_data.py
+++ b/ccdb/utils/management/commands/import_data.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from ccdb.misc.models import MeasurementUnit, MeasurementType, Container, \
     Material, Color
 from ccdb.locations.models import Region, Site, MunicipalLocation, \
     StudyLocation, StorageLocation
+from ccdb.species.models import Species
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -151,3 +152,9 @@ def _import_data():
                 room=r[3], freezer=r[4], temp_c=r[5], code=code,
                 description=r[6], sort_order=r[7])
             sl.save()
+
+        # Species
+        for r in c.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl_lu_species;'):
+            s = Species(id=r[0], common_name=r[1], genus=r[2], species=r[3],
+                parasite=r[4], sort_order=r[5])
+            s.save()
diff --git a/config/settings/base.py b/config/settings/base.py
index 52c0839..48a9031 100644
--- a/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/config/settings/base.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ LOCAL_APPS = (
     'ccdb.projects',
     'ccdb.misc',
     'ccdb.locations',
+    'ccdb.species',
 )
 
 # See: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#installed-apps
diff --git a/misc/existing.py b/misc/existing.py
index a353673..1d9d53b 100644
--- a/misc/existing.py
+++ b/misc/existing.py
@@ -461,20 +461,6 @@ class TblLuSampleTypes(models.Model):
         unique_together = (('Sample_Type', 'Sample_Type_Code'),)
 
 
-class TblLuSpecies(models.Model):
-    speciesid = models.AutoField(db_column='SpeciesID', primary_key=True)  # Field name made lowercase.
-    common_name = models.CharField(db_column='Common_Name', max_length=100)  # Field name made lowercase.
-    genus = models.CharField(db_column='Genus', max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)  # Field name made lowercase.
-    species = models.CharField(db_column='Species', max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)  # Field name made lowercase.
-    parasite = models.BooleanField(db_column='Parasite')  # Field name made lowercase.
-    sort_order = models.IntegerField(db_column='Sort_Order', blank=True, null=True)  # Field name made lowercase.
-
-    class Meta:
-        managed = False
-        db_table = 'tbl_LU_Species'
-        unique_together = (('Common_Name', 'Species'),)
-
-
 class TblLuTreatmentTypes(models.Model):
     treatment_typeid = models.AutoField(db_column='Treatment_TypeID', primary_key=True)  # Field name made lowercase.
     experimentid = models.ForeignKey(TblLuExperiments, db_column='ExperimentID', blank=True, null=True)  # Field name made lowercase.