List of invasive species in Australia

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.

Crustaceans

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

Insects

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)

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)
• Struthio camelus (common ostrich)
• Turdus philomelos (song thrush)
• Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered bulbul)

Mammals

Echinoderms

• Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)

Fungi and pathogens

• Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)

References

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