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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.

• Acacia farnesiana (sweet acacia)
• Ageratina riparia (mistflower)
• Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven)
• Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed)
• Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge)
• Annona glabra (alligator apple)
• Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)
• Ardisia elliptica (shoebutton Ardisia)
• Arundo donax (giant cane)
• Asparagus aethiopicus (asparagus fern)
• Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)
• Brassica tournefortii (African mustard)
• Bromus rubens (foxtail brome)
• Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bitou bush)
• Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel)
• Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine)
• Echium plantagineum (Paterson's curse)
• Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort)
• Lantana camara (lantana)
• Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy)
• Opuntia spp. (prickly pear)
• Solanum mauritianum (wild tobacco)

Animals

Crustaceans

• Amphibalanus improvisus (bay barnacle)
• Carcinus maenas (shore crab)
• Cherax destructor (common yabby, invasive in Western Australia)
• Limnoria quadripunctata (gribble)

Insects

• Bemisia tabaci (Silverleaf whitefly)
• Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant)
• Vespula germanica (European wasp)
• Monomorium pharaonis (Pharaoh ant)
• Paratrechina Longicornis (longhorn crazy ant)
• Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)
• Apis cerana (eastern honey bee)
• Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito)
• Aethina tumida (small hive beetle)
• Aphis spiraecola (green citrus aphid)
• Bruchophagus roddi (alfalfa seed chalcid)
• Cerataphis lataniae (palm aphid)
• Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)
• Corythucha ciliata (sycamore lace bug)
• Diuraphis noxia (Russian wheat aphid)
• Euwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer)
• Forficula auricularia (common earwig)
• Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips)
• Hylurgus ligniperda (red-haired pine bark beetle)
• Idioscopus nitidulus (mango leafhopper)
• Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)
• Maconellicoccus hirsutus (hibiscus mealybug)
• Pheidole megacephala (coastal brown ant)
• Phylacteophaga froggatti (leafblister sawfly)
• Pineus pini (pine adelgid)
• Sitobion miscanthi (Indian grain aphid)
• Solenopsis geminata (ginger ant)
• Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm)
• Spodoptera litura (Oriental leafworm moth)
• Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)
• Tremex fuscicornis (tremex wasp)
• Trichomyrmex destructor (destructive trailing ant)
• Vespula vulgaris (common wasp)
• Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant)
• Xanthogaleruca luteola (elm-leaf beetle)
• Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer)

Molluscs

• Cernuella virgata (Common white snail)
• Cochlicella acuta (Pointed snail)
• Cochlicella barbara (Small pointed snail)
• Cornu aspersum (garden snail)
• Deroceras invadens (tramp slug)
• Deroceras laeve (marsh slug)
• Magallana gigas (Pacific oyster)
• Musculista senhousia (Asian mussel)
• Theba pisana (White garden snail)

Chordates

Fish (Freshwater)

• Acanthogobius flavimanus (yellowfin goby)
• Astronotus ocellatus (oscar)
• Carassius auratus (Goldfish)
• Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)
• Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia)
• Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Asian weatherloach)
• Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)
• Oreochromis spp. (Tilapia)
• Pelmatolapia mariae (spotted tilapia)
• Perca fluviatilis (European perch, redfin perch)
• Salmo trutta (Brown trout)
• Xiphophorus hellerii (green swordtail)

Reptiles & Amphibians

• Hemidactylus frenatus (House Gecko)
• Rhinella marina (Cane toad)
• Trachemys scripta elegans (red-eared slider)
• Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth newts)

Birds

• Acridotheres tristis (Common myna)
• Columba livia (Domestic pigeon)
• Passer domesticus (House sparrow)
• Spilopelia chinensis (Spotted dove)
• Sturnus vulgaris (Common starling)
• Alauda arvensis (Skylark)
• Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)
• Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow)
• Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch)
• Chloris chloris (European Greenfinch)
• Gallus gallus (Red junglefowl)
• Gallus varius (green junglefowl)
• Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)
• Anas platyrhynchos (mallard)
• Spilopelia senegalensis (laughing dove)
• Turdus philomelos (song thrush)
• Red-whiskered bulbul

Mammals

• Bos javanicus (Domestic Banteng)
• Bubalus bubalis (Water buffalo)
• Camelus dromedarius (Feral camel)
• Canis lupus familiaris (Wild dogs)
• Capra hircus (Feral goat)
• Cervus elaphus (Red deer)
• Equus asinus (Feral donkey)
• Equus caballus (Feral horse)
• Felis silvestris catus (Feral cat)
• Lepus europaeus (European hare)
• Mus musculus (House mouse)
• Oryctolagus cuniculus cuniculus (Common rabbit)
• Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)
• Rattus rattus (Black rat)
• Sus scrofa domestica (Razorback)
• Vulpes vulpes (Red fox)
• Funambulus pennantii (Five-lined palm squirrel)
• Axis axis (Chital deer)
• Axis porcinus (Hog deer)
• Cervus timorensis (Rusa deer)
• Dama dama (Fallow deer)
• Cervus unicolor (Sambar Deer)

Echinoderms

• Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)

Fungi and pathogens

• Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)

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External links

• "Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territoriespublisher=Australian Weeds Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007.

• Invasive species in Australia
• Lists of biota of Australia
• Lists of plants
• Lists of invasive species