These are lists of invasive species by country or region. A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a

native species In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often popularised as "with no human intervention") during history. The term is equi ...

), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location, threatening agriculture and/or the local

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distribut ...

. The term invasive species refers to a subset of those species defined as

introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...

, for which see

List of introduced species A complete list of introduced species for even quite small areas of the world would be dauntingly long. Humans have introduced more different species to new environments than any single document can record. This list is generally for established s ...

List of invasive species in Africa Invasive species found in Africa include: Plants *''Acacia'' species (Australian wattles)Invasive pla ...

* List of invasive species in South Africa * List of invasive plant species in South Africa List of invasive species in Asia * Invasive species in Japan *

Invasive species in the Philippines The following is a list of invasive alien species (IAS) in the Philippines. These species are regarded to have a negative effect on the local ecosystem and the economy, although not all introduced species, species introduced from outside the archi ...

List of invasive species in Australasia *

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 maintains a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.'' Crustaceans * ''Amphibalanus improvisus'' (bay bar ...

Invasive species in New Zealand A number of introduced species, some of which have become invasive species, have been added to New Zealand's native flora and fauna. Both deliberate and accidental introductions have been made from the time of the first human settlement, with ...

List of invasive species in Europe * Invasive species in the British Isles * List of invasive non-native species in England and Wales *

List of invasive species in Italy Many species of plants, animals, and other organisms are considered invasive species in Italy. Plants * ''Ailanthus altissima'' (Tree of heaven) * ''Amorpha fruticosa'' (Desert false indigo) * ''Ambrosia artemisiifolia'' (Amrosia artemisifolia) ...

* List of invasive species in Portugal * List of invasive species in Ukraine * List of invasive species of Mediterranean Sea List of invasive species in North America *

Invasive grasses of North America Grasses are one of the most abundant floras on all continents, except Antarctica. Their divergence is estimated to have taken place 200 million years ago. Humans have intentionally and unintentionally introduced these species to North America throu ...

Invasive species in the United States Invasive species are a crucial threat to many native habitats and species of the United States and a significant cost to agriculture, forestry, and recreation. An invasive species refers to an organism that is not native to a specific region and ...

List of invasive species in California Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna, fauna−animals and flora , flora−plants that are established and have naturalized species, naturalized withi ...

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List of invasive plant species in California A list of invasive species, invasive plant species in California. Numerous plants have been Introduced species, introduced to the California Floristic Province and within the state's borders. Many of them have become invasive species and/or noxio ...

** List of invasive species in Florida ***

List of invasive species in the Everglades Invasive species in the Everglades are Introduced species, exotic plants and animals that are not native to the area and have aggressively adapted to conditions in wilderness areas in southern Florida. The Everglades are a massive watershed in th ...

*** List of invasive marine fish in Florida *** List of invasive plant species in Florida **

List of invasive plant species in Arizona Numerous plants have been Introduced species, introduced to Arizona, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species: {, class="wikitable sortable" !class=unsortable, Picture !Scientific Name !Common Name , ...

** List of invasive plant species in the Indiana Dunes **

List of invasive plant species in Maryland Numerous non-native plants have been introduced to Maryland in the United States and many of them have become invasive species. The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Maryland. Terrestrial plants ...

** List of invasive plant species in Nevada **

List of invasive plant species in New Jersey Numerous plants have been introduced to the US state of New Jersey in the last four hundred years, and many of them have become invasive species that compete with the native plants and suppress their growth. Duke Farms identified 55 invasive spe ...

** List of invasive plant species in New Mexico ** List of invasive plant species in New York ** List of invasive species in Texas ** List of invasive plant species in Utah ** List of invasive plant species in West Virginia ** List of invasive plant species in Wisconsin **

Invasive species in Hawaii As with a number of other geographically isolated islands, Hawaii has problems with invasive species negatively affecting the natural biodiversity of the islands. Historical examples Hawaii is the most isolated major land mass in the world and ...

*** List of invasive plant species in Hawaii Invasive species in South America * List of invasive species in Colombia *

List of globally invasive species A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

* List of introduced bird species *

List of introduced mammal species This list of introduced mammal species includes all the species of mammal introduced to an area without regard to that territory being or not being their native area of occupation or the success of that re-introduction or introduction to the area. ...

Introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...

External links

ISSG Database: List of all species

National Invasive Species Information Center
National Invasive Species Information Center,

United States National Agricultural Library The United States National Agricultural Library (NAL) is one of the world's largest agricultural research libraries, and serves as a national library of the United States and as the library of the United States Department of Agriculture. Locate ...

. Lists general information and resources for invasive species.
Threatened Island Biodiversity database (TIB)
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