List of invasive species in Australia
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This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia.
Plants
- The Australian Weeds Committee maintains a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.[1]
- Acacia farnesiana (sweet acacia)[2]
- Ageratina riparia (mistflower)[3]
- Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven)[4]
- Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed)[4]
- Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge)[5]
- Annona glabra (alligator apple)[4]
- Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)[4]
- Ardisia elliptica (shoebutton Ardisia)[6]
- Arundo donax (giant cane)[4]
- Asparagus aethiopicus (asparagus fern)[4]
- Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)[7]
- Brassica tournefortii (African mustard)[8]
- Bromus rubens (foxtail brome)[9]
- Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bitou bush)[4]
- Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel)[4]
- Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine)[10]
- Echium plantagineum (Paterson's curse)[4]
- Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)[11]
- Lantana camara (lantana)[4]
- Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy)[12]
- Opuntia spp. (prickly pear)[4]
- Solanum mauritianum (wild tobacco)[4]
Crustaceans
- Amphibalanus improvisus (bay barnacle)[13]
- Carcinus maenas (shore crab)[14]
- Cherax destructor (common yabby, invasive in Western Australia)[15]
- Limnoria quadripunctata (gribble)[16]
Insects
- Bemisia tabaci (Silverleaf whitefly)[17]
- Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant)[18]
- Vespula germanica (European wasp)[19]
- Monomorium pharaonis (Pharaoh ant)[20]
- Paratrechina Longicornis (longhorn crazy ant) [21]
- Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)[22]
- Apis cerana (eastern honey bee)[23]
- Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito)[24]
- Aethina tumida (small hive beetle)[25]
- Aphis spiraecola (green citrus aphid)[26]
- Bruchophagus roddi (alfalfa seed chalcid)[27]
- Cerataphis lataniae (palm aphid)[28]
- Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)[29]
- Corythucha ciliata (sycamore lace bug)[30]
- Diuraphis noxia (Russian wheat aphid)[31]
- Euwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer)[32]
- Forficula auricularia (common earwig)[33]
- Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips)[34]
- Hylurgus ligniperda (red-haired pine bark beetle)[35]
- Idioscopus nitidulus (mango leafhopper)[36]
- Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)[37]
- Maconellicoccus hirsutus (hibiscus mealybug)[38]
- Pheidole megacephala (coastal brown ant)[39]
- Phylacteophaga froggatti (leafblister sawfly)[40]
- Pineus pini (pine adelgid)[41]
- Sitobion miscanthi (Indian grain aphid)[42]
- Solenopsis geminata (ginger ant)[43]
- Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm)[44]
- Spodoptera litura (Oriental leafworm moth)[45]
- Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)[46]
- Tremex fuscicornis (tremex wasp)[47]
- Trichomyrmex destructor (destructive trailing ant)[48]
- Vespula vulgaris (common wasp)[49]
- Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant)[50]
- Xanthogaleruca luteola (elm-leaf beetle)[51]
- Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer)[52]
Molluscs
- Cernuella virgata (Common white snail)[53]
- Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail)[54]
- Cochlicella barbara (Small pointed snail)[55]
- Cornu aspersum (garden snail)[56]
- Deroceras invadens (tramp slug)[57]
- Deroceras laeve (marsh slug)[58]
- Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster)[59]
- Musculista senhousia (Asian mussel)[60]
- Theba pisana (White garden snail)[61][62]
Fish (freshwater)
- Acanthogobius flavimanus (yellowfin goby)[63]
- Astronotus ocellatus (oscar)[64]
- Carassius auratus (Goldfish)[65]
- Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)[66]
- Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia)[67]
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Asian weatherloach)[68]
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)[69]
- Oreochromis spp. (Tilapia)[70]
- Pelmatolapia mariae (spotted tilapia)
- Perca fluviatilis (European perch, redfin perch)[71]
- Salmo trutta (Brown trout)[72]
- Xiphophorus hellerii (green swordtail)[73]
Reptiles & amphibians
- Hemidactylus frenatus (House Gecko)[74][75]
- Rhinella marina (Cane toad)[76][77][78]
- Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared slider)[79][80]
- Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth newts)[81][82]
Birds
- Acridotheres tristis (Common myna)[83]
- Columba livia (Domestic pigeon)[84]
- Passer domesticus (House sparrow)[85]
- Spilopelia chinensis (Spotted dove)[86]
- Sturnus vulgaris (Common starling)[87]
- Alauda arvensis (Skylark)[86]
- Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)[86]
- Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)[86]
- Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch)[86]
- Chloris chloris (European Greenfinch)[86]
- Gallus gallus (Red junglefowl)[88]
- Gallus varius (green junglefowl)
- Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)[89]
- Anas platyrhynchos (mallard)[86]
- Spilopelia senegalensis (laughing dove)[86]
- Struthio camelus (common ostrich)[90][91][92]
- Turdus philomelos (song thrush)[86]
- Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered bulbul)[93]
Mammals
- Bos javanicus (Banteng)[94]
- Bubalus bubalis (Water buffalo)[95]
- Camelus dromedarius (Feral camel)[96][97]
- Canis lupus familiaris (Wild dogs)[76][98]
- Capra hircus (Feral goat)[76][99]
- Cervus elaphus (Red deer)[100][101][102]
- Equus asinus (Feral donkey)[103]
- Equus caballus (Feral horse)[87][103][104]
- Felis silvestris catus (Feral cat)[76][105]
- Lepus europaeus (European hare)[106]
- Mus musculus (House mouse)[76][87][107]
- Oryctolagus cuniculus cuniculus (Common rabbit)[76][108]
- Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)[109]
- Rattus rattus (Black rat)[110]
- Sus scrofa domestica (Razorback)[87][111]
- Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)[76][112][113]
- Funambulus pennantii (Five-lined palm squirrel)[114]
- Axis axis (Chital deer)[115][102]
- Axis porcinus (Hog deer)[116][102]
- Cervus timorensis (Rusa deer)[117][102]
- Dama dama (Fallow deer)[118][102]
- Cervus unicolor (Sambar Deer)[102][119]
- Antilope cervicapra (Blackbuck)
Echinoderms
- Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)[120]
Fungi and pathogens
- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)[121]
References
External links
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