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 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)

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)

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)

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)