This area of the site contains links to invasive species lists, watch lists, activities, and laws. They have been developed by various individuals, groups, and organizations to describe invasive species found in U.S. states and territories, coastal and aquatic habitats associated with the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and in neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico.
U.S. General Invasive Species Lists
> List of species that are invasive in the USA, native in the USA but invasive in other places, and species whose biostatus is unknown (their status as an invasive species is yet to be determined) (Global Invasive Species Database).
> Invasive Species Identification Guide and Checklist (Discover Life). The list includes algae, arachnids (spiders), bacteria, crustaceans, fungi, insects, plants, platyhelminthes (e.g. worms), protists (e.g. slime moulds), and vertebrates (e.g. amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, etc.). The species names in this list are linked to photos, maps, and other descriptive information.
> The US Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) PLANTS database provides access to Federal Noxious Weed List, State Noxious Weed Reports, a State and Federal Composite List of All U.S. Noxious Weeds, an Invasive Plants of the U.S. list, and an Introduced Plants of the U.S. list. * Remember that an introduced or alien plant is not necessarily an invasive plant, nor is an invasive plant necessarily introduced or alien .
> Invasive Plants listed (searchable) by State (The National Wildlife Federation - ENature) (*An email address is required to gain access).
> USDA-APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) provides access to:
- Regulated Plant Pest List (RPPL)
- Offshore Pest Information System (OPIS) Target Pest List (restricted access)
- National Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Target Pest List
- Select Agent List
- Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Pest Lists (USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service - APHIS)
References and Other Sources for Invasive Species Lists
> National Institute of Invasive Species Science - Search by Area, Species, or Project
> Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species listed by Country
> Geographic Information (What's in My Neighborhood?) (invasive species lists grouped by U.S. state)
> Invasive Species Lists page (invasive species lists grouped by country)
