List of invasive species in Australia
This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia.
Species
Plants
- The Australian Weeds Committee maintain a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.[1]
- Acacia farnesiana (sweet acacia)[2]
- Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven)[3]
- Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed)[3]
- Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge)[4]
- Annona glabra (alligator apple)[3]
- Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)[3]
- Ardisia elliptica (shoebutton Ardisia)[5]
- Arundo donax (giant cane)[3]
- Asparagus aethiopicus (asparagus fern)[3]
- Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)[6]
- Brassica tournefortii (African mustard)[7]
- Bromus rubens (foxtail brome)[8]
- Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bitou bush)[3]
- Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel)[3]
- Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine)[9]
- Echium plantagineum (Paterson's curse)[3]
- Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)[10]
- Lantana camara (lantana)[3]
- Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy)[citation needed]
- Opuntia spp. (prickly pear)[3]
- Solanum mauritianum (wild tobacco)[3]
Animals
Arthropods
- Amphibalanus improvisus (bay barnacle) [3]
- Carcinus maenas (shore crab)[citation needed]
- Cherax destructor (common yabby)[citation needed]
- Limnoria quadripunctata (gribble) [4]
Insects
- Bemisia tabaci (Silverleaf whitefly)[11]
- Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant)[12]
- Vespula germanica (European wasp)[13]
- Monomorium pharaonis (Pharaoh ant)[14]
- Paratrechina Longicornis (longhorn crazy ant) [5]
- Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant) [6]
- Apis cerana (eastern honey bee) [7]
- Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) [8]
- Aethina tumida (small hive beetle) [9]
- Aphis spiraecola (green citrus aphid) [10]
- Bruchophagus roddi (alfalfa seed chalcid) [11]
- Cerataphis lataniae (palm aphid) [12]
- Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) [13]
- Corythucha ciliata (sycamore lace bug) [14]
- Diuraphis noxia (Russian wheat aphid) [15]
- Euwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer) [16]
- Forficula auricularia (common earwig) [17]
- Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips) [18]
- Hylurgus ligniperda (red-haired pine bark beetle) [19]
- Idioscopus nitidulus (mango leafhopper) [20]
- Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) [21]
- Maconellicoccus hirsutus (hibiscus mealybug) [22]
- Pheidole megacephala (coastal brown ant) [23]
- Phylacteophaga froggatti (leafblister sawfly) [24]
- Pineus pini (pine adelgid) [25]
- Sitobion miscanthi (Indian grain aphid) [26]
- Solenopsis geminata (ginger ant) [27]
- Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) [28]
- Spodoptera litura (Oriental leafworm moth) [29]
- Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant) [30]
- Tremex fuscicornis (tremex wasp) [31]
- Trichomyrmex destructor (destructive trailing ant) [32]
- Vespula vulgaris (common wasp) [33]
- Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant) [34]
- Xanthogaleruca luteola (elm-leaf beetle) [35]
- Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer) [36]
Molluscs
- Cernuella virgata (Common white snail)[15]
- Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail)[16]
- Cochlicella barbara (Small pointed snail)[17]
- Cornu aspersum (garden snail)[citation needed]
- Deroceras invadens (tramp slug) [37]
- Deroceras laeve (marsh slug) [38]
- Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster) [39]
- Musculista senhousia (Asian mussel)[18]
- Theba pisana (White garden snail)[19]
Chordates
Fish (Freshwater)
- Acanthogobius flavimanus (yellowfin goby) [40]
- Astronotus ocellatus (oscar) [41]
- Carassius auratus (Goldfish)[20]
- Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)[21]
- Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia)[22]
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Asian weatherloach)[23]
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)[24]
- Oreochromis spp. (Tilapia)[25]
- Pelmatolapia mariae (spotted tilapia)
- Perca fluviatilis (European perch, redfin perch)[26]
- Salmo trutta (Brown trout)[27]
- Xiphophorus hellerii (green swordtail) [42]
Reptiles & Amphibians
- Hemidactylus frenatus (House Gecko)[28][29]
- Rhinella marina (Cane toad)[30][31][32]
- Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared slider)[33][34]
- Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth newts)[35][36]
Birds
- Acridotheres tristis (Common myna)[37]
- Columba livia (Domestic pigeon)[38]
- Passer domesticus (House sparrow)[39]
- Spilopelia chinensis (Spotted dove)[40]
- Sturnus vulgaris (Common starling)[41]
- Alauda arvensis (Skylark)[40]
- Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)[40]
- Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)[40]
- Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch)[40]
- Chloris chloris (European Greenfinch)[40]
- Gallus gallus (Red junglefowl) [43]
- Gallus varius (green junglefowl)
- Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) [44]
- Anas platyrhynchos (mallard)[40]
- Spilopelia senegalensis (laughing dove)[40]
- Turdus philomelos (song thrush)[40]
- Passer domesticus (house sparrow)[40]
Mammals
- Bos javanicus (Banteng)[42]
- Bubalus bubalis (Water buffalo)[43]
- Camelus dromedarius (Feral camel)[44][45]
- Canis lupus familiaris (Wild dogs)[30][46]
- Capra hircus (Feral goat)[30][47]
- Cervus elaphus (Red deer)[48][49][50]
- Equus asinus (Feral donkey)[51]
- Equus caballus (Feral horse)[41][51][52]
- Felis silvestris catus (Feral cat)[30][53]
- Lepus europaeus (European hare)[54]
- Mus musculus (House mouse)[30][41][55]
- Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit)[30][56]
- Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)[57]
- Rattus rattus (Black rat)[58]
- Sus scrofa domestica (Razorback)[41][59]
- Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)[30][60][61]
- Funambulus pennantii (Five-lined palm squirrel)[62]
- Axis axis (Chital deer)[63][50]
- Axis porcinus (Hog deer)[64][50]
- Cervus timorensis (Rusa deer)[65][50]
- Dama dama (Fallow deer)[66][50]
- Cervus unicolor (Sambar Deer)[50][67]
Echinoderms
- Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)[68]
Fungi and pathogens
- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)[69]
References
- ^ "Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territories" (PDF). Australian Weeds Committee. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Acacia farnesiana . Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Noxious weed list for Australian states and territories Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Weeds Committee, September 2005. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ Andropogon virginicus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Ardisia elliptica alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Berberis thunbergii alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Brassica tournefortii alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Bromus rubens alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Rubber vine in Queensland
- ^ Invasive Plants. Sustainable Gardening Australia. Retrieved on 2009-05-20.
- ^ Cotton whitefly distribution Archived 2008-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. Pests and Diseases Image Library. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Solenopsis invicta alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/22127
- ^ Anderson, Alan; M. Blum; T. Jones (16 June 1991). "Venom Alkaloids in Monomorium "rothsteini" Forel Repel Other Ants: Is This the Secret to Success by Monomorium in Australian Ant Communities?". Oecologia. 88 (2): 157–160. Bibcode:1991Oecol..88..157A. doi:10.1007/bf00320805. JSTOR 4219770. PMID 28312126.
- ^ Common white snail or Mediterranean white snail
- ^ The population dynamics of the mediterranean snails Cernuella virgata, Cochlicella acuta (Hygromiidae) and Theba pisana (Helicidae) in pasture–cereal rotations in South Australia. (Abstract). CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Helicidae and Hygromiidae as Pests in Cereal Crops and Pastures in Southern Australia. In Baker, G.M. Molluscs as Crop Pests CABI, 2002.. p.193.
- ^ Musculista senhousia species summary. National Introduced Marine Pest Information System. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Fisheries, Agriculture and (2016-04-18). "Asian house gecko". www.business.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ Museum, c=AU; co=Queensland Government; ou=Queensland. "Asian House Gecko". www.qm.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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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 2019-11-25.
- ^ "Red-eared Slider Turtles in Australia and New Zealand". PestSmart Connect. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ Fisheries, Agriculture and (2016-04-18). "Red-eared slider turtle". www.business.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ Tingley, Reid; Weeks, Andrew R.; Smart, Adam S.; van Rooyen, Anthony R.; Woolnough, Andrew P.; McCarthy, Michael A. (2015-01-01). "European newts establish in Australia, marking the arrival of a new amphibian order". Biological Invasions. 17 (1): 31–37. doi:10.1007/s10530-014-0716-z. hdl:11343/216887. ISSN 1573-1464.
- ^ Department of Economic Development, Jobs. "Smooth newt". agriculture.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Passer domesticus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
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- ^ a b c d Feral.org.au Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Pest Animal Control CRC (Australia). Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ Government, Northern Territory (2015-08-18). "Banteng". nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ The feral water buffalo. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ The feral camel. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Feral Camel". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Wild dog". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Feral goat". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Cervus elaphus (red deer)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "DeerScan > Red deer in Australia". feralscan.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ a b c d e f "Wild deer". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ a b Feral horse and feral donkey. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ "Feral horse". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Feral cat". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Lepus europaeus (European hare)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "House mouse". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "European rabbit". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Rattus norvegicus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Rattus rattus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Feral pig". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ European red fox. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ^ "European fox". PestSmart Connect. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "Northern palm squirrel". www.agric.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "DeerScan > Chital deer in Australia". feralscan.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "DeerScan > Hog deer in Australia". feralscan.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "DeerScan > Rusa deer in Australia". feralscan.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "DeerScan > Fallow deer in Australia". feralscan.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ "DeerScan > Sambar deer in Australia". feralscan.org.au. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Asterias amurensis alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Disease. Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
External links
- "Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territoriespublisher=Australian Weeds Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-30.