# 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.
* 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 (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)
* Antilope cervicapra (Blackbuck)
* Bison bison (American bison)

#### Echinoderms

* Asterias amurensis (Northern Pacific seastar)

### Fungi and pathogens

* Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Frog chytrid fungus)