This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia.
Species[edit]
Plants[edit]
- The Australian Weeds Committee maintain 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]
Animals[edit]
Crustaceans[edit]
- Amphibalanus improvisus (bay barnacle)[13]
- Carcinus maenas (shore crab)[14]
- Cherax destructor (common yabby, invasive in Western Australia)[15]
- Limnoria quadripunctata (gribble)[16]
Insects[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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]
Chordates[edit]
Fish (Freshwater)[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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]
- Turdus philomelos (song thrush)[86]
Mammals[edit]
- Bos javanicus (Domestic Banteng)[90]
- Bubalus bubalis (Water buffalo)[91]
- Camelus dromedarius (Feral camel)[92][93]
- Canis lupus familiaris (Wild dogs)[76][94]
- Capra hircus (Feral goat)[76][95]
- Cervus elaphus (Red deer)[96][97][98]
- Equus asinus (Feral donkey)[99]
- Equus caballus (Feral horse)[87][99][100]
- Felis silvestris catus (Feral cat)[76][101]
- Lepus europaeus (European hare)[102]
- Mus musculus (House mouse)[76][87][103]
- Oryctolagus cuniculus cuniculus (Common rabbit)[76][104]
- Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)[105]
- Rattus rattus (Black rat)[106]
- Sus scrofa domestica (Razorback)[87][107]
- Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)[76][108][109]
- Funambulus pennantii (Five-lined palm squirrel)[110]
- Axis axis (Chital deer)[111][98]
- Axis porcinus (Hog deer)[112][98]
- Cervus timorensis (Rusa deer)[113][98]
- Dama dama (Fallow deer)[114][98]
- Cervus unicolor (Sambar Deer)[98][115]
Echinoderms[edit]
- Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)[116]
Fungi and pathogens[edit]
- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)[117]
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- ^ Ardisia elliptica alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
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- ^ CABI (7 January 2022). Hylurgus ligniperda (red-haired pine bark beetle) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.27364.
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- ^ CABI (7 January 2022). Pheidole megacephala (big-headed ant) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.40133.
- ^ CABI (7 January 2022). Phylacteophaga froggatti (leafblister sawfly) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.40283.
- ^ CABI (7 January 2022). Pineus pini (pine woolly aphid) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.41326.
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- ^ CABI (7 January 2022). Tremex fuscicornis (Tremex wasp) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.54516.
- ^ Hoffmann, Ben (7 January 2022). Monomorium destructor (Singapore ant) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.34581.
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- ^ Pyrrhalta luteola (elm leaf beetle) (Report). 7 January 2022. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.44619.
- ^ CABI (7 January 2022). Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.57038.
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- ^ Anderson, Roy (7 January 2022). Deroceras laeve (meadow slug) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.85751.
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- ^ Maddern, Mark (7 January 2022). Astronotus ocellatus (oscar) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.92671.
- ^ Carassius auratus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Common carp. Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
- ^ Noxious fish species in Queensland. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
- ^ Oriental weatherloach. Waterwatch Victoria. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
- ^ Oncorhynchus mykiss alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Economic and environmental impacts caused by tilapia. Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
- ^ Perca fluviatilis alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Salmo trutta alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Maddern, Mark (7 January 2022). Xiphophorus maculatus (southern platyfish) (Report). doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.59752.
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- ^ The feral cane toad. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Cane toad". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Red-eared Slider Turtles in Australia and New Zealand". PestSmart Connect. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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- ^ Acridotheres tristis alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Columba livia alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
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External links[edit]
- "Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territoriespublisher=Australian Weeds Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007.