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Invasive animals are introduced multicellular organisms of the kingdom Animalia, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects. Invasive aquatic animal species are included in the Aquatic Species - Aquatic Animals section.
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Listed below are the animal species for which we have completed species profiles - general information about animal species commonly known as invasive. This is not a list of all invasive animal species, nor does it have any regulatory implications. These profiles are provided as an educational informational tool.
Species
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Invertebrate Species
Invertebrate species are animals which lack a spine or backbone. Example
species include spiders and other insects; round, segmented, and flat worms;
jellyfish; squids; sponges; and others.
Africanized Honeybee (Apis
mellifera scutellata)
Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina
citri) (Nov
11, 2008)
Asian Long-Horned Beetle
(Anoplophora glabripennis)
Asian Tiger Mosquito
(Aedes albopictus)
Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis
cactorum)
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus
planipennis)
European Gypsy Moth
(Lymantria dispar)
European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips
typographus) (Dec
29, 2008)
Formosan Subterranean Termite
(Coptotermes formosanus)
Giant African Snail
(Achatina fulica)
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
(Homalodisca coagulata)
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges
tsugae)
Light Brown Apple Moth
(Epiphyas postvittana) (Aug
19, 2008)
Mediterranean
Fruit Fly (Ceratitis
capitata) (Dec
30, 2008)
Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha
ludens) (Feb
10, 2008)
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus
hirsutus)
Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis
invicta)
Russian Wheat Aphid (Diuraphis
noxia)
Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemisia
argentifolii)
Sirex Woodwasp (Sirex
noctilio) (Aug
14, 2008)
Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera
glycines) (Dec
3, 2008)
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Vertebrate Species
Vertebrate species are animals with backbones
or spinal columns. In some cases closely related
species such as the hagfish which lack a spine
but have a bony skull or cranium are included in
the group. Example species include: bony fish;
sharks; rays; amphibians; reptiles; mammals; and
birds.
Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)
Cane Toad (Bufo
marinus)
European Starling (Sturnus
vulgaris)
Wild Boar (Sus
scrofa)
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