# Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Invasive animal list

* List of invasive or potentially invasive plants that could be found at the SCA
* List of invasive or potentially invasive animals that could be found at the SCA
* List of invasive or potentially invasive microorganisms that could be found at the SCA

### Annelids (segmented worms)
#### Subclass Oligochaeta (earthworms and allies)

| Order | Family | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| clade | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Crassiclitellata | Megascolecidae | giant eathworm family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pheretima complex | Amynthas spp. | Asian jumping worm, snake earthworm | n | – | X | – | – | T | – | – | – | Moderate | 5 | 3 | u | u | 5 | 5 | 3 | | 1d | 4 | 4 | – |
| Pheretima complex | Amynthas agrestis | Asian jumping worm, crazy worm | e | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | NA | 5 | | b | 4 | 3 | b | b | b | 1d | 4 | – | – |
| Pheretima complex | Metaphire spp. | Asian jumping worm, snake earthworm | n | – | 1 | – | – | T | – | – | – | Moderate | 5 | 3 | u | u | 5 | 5 | 3 | | 1d | 4 | 4 | – |
| Pheretima complex | Metaphire hilgendorfi | Asian jumping worm, snake earthworm | n | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | NL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Haplotaxida | Lumbricidae | earthworm family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lumbricus | Lumbricus terrestris | common earthworm, green crawler | N | – | X | 0 | 4 | T | M | – | – | High | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1a | 1a | – |
| Lumbricus | Lumbricus rubellus | red wiggler, redhead worm, blood worm | N | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | T | – | – | – | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* ↑ Chang et al. (2016) Asian pheretimoid earthworms in North America north of Mexico: An illustrated key to the genera Amynthas, Metaphire, Pithemera, and Polypheretima (Clitellata: Megascolecidae)

### Arthropods
#### Hemiptera (bugs, hoppers, aphids)

| Family | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Adelgidae | | adelgid family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelges | Adelges tsugae | hemlock woolly adelgid | Y | – | X | 0 | X | T | M | P | – | High | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1a | 4 | ! |
| Adelges | Adelges piceae | balsam woolly adelgid | Y | – | 1 | Æ | 0 | T | M | – | – | Moderate | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | b | 4 | 1 | 1a | 1b | 1b | – |

#### Hymenoptera

| Family | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Cynipidae | | gall wasps | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dryocosmus | Dryocosmus kuriphilus | Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp | i | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Siricidae | | horntail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sirex | Sirex noctilio | European woodwasp | i | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | High | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1a | 1a | 1a | – |

#### Coleoptera (beetles)

| Family | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Buprestidae | | jewel beetle family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Agrilus | Agrilus planipennis | emerald ash borer | Y | – | X | Æ | X | T | M | P | – | Very High | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – |
| Cerambycidae | | longhorned beetle family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anoplophora | Anoplophora glabripennis | Asian longhorned beetle | Y | – | 0 | 0 | X | T | M | P | – | High | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1c | 1c | – |
| Trichoferus | Trichoferus campestris | velvet longhorned beetle | ? | – | D | Æ | 3 | T | M | – | – | NA | u | | | b | b | | | 2 | 5 | 1b | 1b | – |
| Chrysomelidae | | leaf beetle family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lilioceris | Lilioceris lilii | lily leaf beetle | Y | – | X | Æ | 3 | T | M | – | – | Moderate | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1a | 1a | – |
| Pyrrhalta | Pyrrhalta viburni | viburnum leaf beetle | ? | – | 2 | Æ | 4 | T | M | – | – | NA | 5 | u | u | u | 5 | b | b | 4 | 5 | 1b | 1b | – |
| Curculionidae | | true weevil family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dendroctonus | Dendroctonus frontalis | southern pine beetle | ? | – | D | ? | X | T | M | – | – | High | 3 | | | 1a | 1a | | | 2 | 3 | 1b | 1b | – |
| Xylosandrus | Xylosandrus germanus | black stem borer | ? | – | 1 | Æ | 4 | T | – | – | – | NL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1a | 1a | – |
| Tomicus | Tomicus piniperda | larger Eurasian pine shoot beetle | Y | – | 0 | Æ | X | – | – | – | – | NA | | | | | | | | 4 | | 1b | 1b | – |
| Scolytus | Scolytus schevyrewi | banded elm bark beetle | Y | – | 0 | Æ | 7 | – | – | – | – | NL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scolytus | Scolytus multistriatus | (smaller) European elm bark beetle | Y | – | 1 | Æ | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scolytus | Scolytus intricatus | European oak bark beetle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarabaeidae | | scarab family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Popillia | Popillia japonica | Japanese beetle | Y | – | M | Æ | 7 | T | M | – | – | NA | 4 | u | u | u | 5 | u | u | u | 5 | 4 | 4 | – |

#### Diptera (flies)

| Family | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Culicidae | | mosquito family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aedes | Aedes albopictus | Asian tiger mosquito | ? | – | D | Æ | 6 | T | – | – | – | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1c | 1c | ! |
| Agromyzidae | | leaf-miner fly family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Agromyzidae | Phytomyza gymnostoma | onion / allium leafminer | Y | – | 1 | ? | 3 | T | M | – | – | NA | 3 | | b | b | 5 | b | b | 3 | | 1b | 1b | – |
| Cecidomyiidae | | gall and forest midge family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Contarinia | Contarinia nasturtii | Swede midge | Y | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | T | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

#### Ixodida (ticks)

| Order | Family | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Ixodida | Ixodidae | hardbacked ticks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Haemaphysalis | Haemaphysalis longicornis | Asian longhorn tick, East Asian tick | ? | – | D | ? | 1 | T | M | – | – | High | 2 | | 1a | 1a | 1a | | | 5 | 5 | 1a | 1a | – |
| Amblyomma | Amblyomma maculatum | gulf coast tick | ? | – | D | E | 0 | T | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | Ixodes scapularis | deer tick | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

#### Decapoda (decapods)

| Family | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Cambaridae | | crayfish family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Faxonius | Faxonius limosus | Spinycheek crayfish | ? | – | 1 | U | – | – | – | – | – | Very High | | | | | 1c | | | | | 1? | 1? | – |
| Faxonius | Faxonius virilis | Virile crayfish | ? | – | – | E | 5 | T | – | – | – | Very High | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Faxonius | Faxonius rusticus | Rusty crayfish | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | High | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Faxonius | Faxonius immunis | Calico crayfish | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Moderate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Faxonius | Faxonius obscurus | Allegheny crayfish | ? | – | 1 | E | 1 | T | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Procambarus | Procambarus virginalis | Marbled crayfish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | High | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Procambarus | Procambarus clarkii | Red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish, mudbug | – | – | | E | – | T | – | – | – | High | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Nematodes
#### Rhabditida

| Family | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Anguinidae | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Litylenchus | Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii | beech leaf disease nematode | ? | – | 3 | ? | – | T | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Cnidarians
#### Limnomedusae

| Olindiidae | | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Limnomedusae | Olindiidae | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craspedacusta | Craspedacusta sowerbii | common freshwater jellyfish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Chordates
#### Clupeiformes (herrings)

| Order | Family | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Genus | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | shad, sardine, menhaden family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alosa | Alosa pseudoharengus | alewife | Y | – | 9 | 5 | 4 | T | M | – | – | Moderate | u | 4 | 4 | u | 2 | u | u | u | | 1a | 1a | NAS |

#### Cypriniformes (carp)

Uses Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara
| Order | Family | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | NY PRISM Tiers | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Subfamily | Species | Common name | G | A | N | S | I | T | M | L | % | NY Rank | NY Tier | W | F | K | C | S | A | H | L | SCA Tier | BW Tier | CBG |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | carp family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cyprininae | Cyprinus carpio | common carp | N | – | X | E | – | T | – | R | – | Very High | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1a | 1a | NAS |
| Cyprininae | Carassius auratus | goldfish | N | – | X | E | – | T | – | R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | NAS |
| Cypriniformes | Tincidae | tench family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tinca | Tinca tinca | tench, doctor fish | N | – | 1 | E | 5 | T | – | P | – | High | 2 | 1a | 1 | 1a | 1a | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1b | 1a | 1a | NAS |
| Cypriniformes | Xenocypridinae | xenocyprin family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xenocyprininae | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | silver carp | Y | – | 0 | 0 | X | T | – | P | – | High | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1b | | | 1 | | 1a | 1a | NAS |
| Xenocyprininae | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | bighead carp | Y | – | 0 | Æ | X | T | – | P | – | Moderate | b | 1 | | b | 5 | | | 1 | 5 | 1b | 1b | NAS |
| Xenocyprininae | Ctenopharyngodon idella | grass carp | N | – | 6 | E | X | T | – | c | – | Moderate | u | u | u | b | u | 1 | u | 2 | 5 | 1b | 1b | NAS |
| Cypriniformes | Leuciscidae | true minnow family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leuciscinae | Scardinius erythrophthalmus | rudd | Y | – | 8 | E | X | T | – | R | – | Moderate | u | 4 | 4 | u | 4 | u | u | 2 | 5 | 1a | 1a | NAS |
| Cypriniformes | Acheilognathidae | bitterling family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodeus | Rhodeus sericeus | Amur bitterling | N | – | 0 | E | 1 | T | – | n | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | NAS |
| Cypriniformes | Cobitidae | true loach family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Misgurnus | Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | pond loach, Oriental weatherfish | N | – | 2 | 0 | X | T | – | – | – | High | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1a | 2 | 1d | 1a | 1a | NAS |
* ↑ Triploid grass carp are the only form of grass carp legal in New York State.