100 Worst Invasive Species

Name these species that have been deemed most invasive.

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Scientific Name	Type	Common Name
Acacia mearnsii	Shrub	Black Wattle
Achatina fulica	Mollusk	Giant African Land Snail
Acridotheres tristis	Bird	Common Myna
Aedes albopictus	Insect	Asian Tiger Mosquito
Anopheles quadrimaculatus	Insect	Common Malaria Mosquito
Anoplolepis gracilipes	Insect	Yellow Crazy Ant
Anoplophora glabripennis	Insect	Asian Long-Horned Beetle
Aphanomyces astaci	Fungus	Crayfish Plague
Ardisia elliptica	Tree	Shoebutton Ardisia
Arundo dorax	Grass	Giant Cane
Asterias amurensis	Sea Star	Northern Pacific Sea Star
Banana Bunchy Top Disease	Virus	Banana Bunchy Top Virus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	Fungus	Chytrid Frog Fungi
Bemisia tabaci	Insect	Sweet Potato Whitefly
Boiga irregularis	Reptile	Brown Tree Snake
Bufo marinus	Amphibian	Cane Toad
Capra hircus	Mammal	Goat
Carcinus maenas	Crustacean	European Green Crab
Caulerpa taxifolia	Algae	Killer Algae
Cecropia peltata	Tree	Trumpet Tree
Cercopagis pengoi	Crustacean	Fishhook Waterflea
Cervas elaphus	Mammal	Red Deer
Chromolaena odorata	Herb	Siam Weed
Cinara cupressi	Insect	Cypress Aphid
Cinchona pubescens	Tree	Red Cinchona
Clarias batrachus	Fish	Walking Catfish
Clidemia hirta	Shrub	Koster's Curse
Coptotermes formosanus	Insect	Formosa Termite
Corbula amurensis	Mollusk	Amur River Clam
Cryphonectria parasitica	Fungus	Chestnut Blight
Cyrpinius carpio	Fish	Common Carp
Dreissena polymorpha	Mollusk	Zebra Mussel
Eichhornia crassipes	Aquatic Plant	Water Hyacinth
Eleutherodactylus coqui	Amphibian	Common coqui
Eriocheir sinensis	Crustacean	Chinese Mitten Crab
Euglandina rosea	Mollusk	Cannibal Snail
Euphorbia esula	Herb	Leafy Spurge
Fallopia japonica	Shrub	Crimson Beauty
Felis catus	Mammal	Cat
Gambusia affinis	Fish	Mosquitofish
Hedychium gardnerianum	Herb	Ginger Lily
Herpestes javanicus	Mammal	Small Asian Mongoose
Hiptage benghalensis	Shrub	Hiptage
Imperata cylindrica	Grass	Blady Grass
Lantana camara	Shrub	Angel Lips
Lates niloticus	Fish	Nile Perch
Leucaena leucocephala	Tree	White Leadtree
Ligustrum robustrum	Shrub	Tree Privet
Linepithema humile	Insect	Argentine Ant
Lymantria dispar	Insect	Asian Gypsy Moth
Lythrum salicaria	Herb	Purple Loosestrife
Macaca fascicularis	Mammal	Crab-Eating Macaque
Melaleuca quinquenervia	Tree	Paperbark Teatree
Miconia calvescens	Tree	Bush Currant
Micropterus salmoides	Fish	Largemouth Bass
Mikania micrantha	Vine	American Rope
Mimosa pigra	Shrub	Bashful Plant
Mnemiopsis leidyi	Comb Jelly	Sea Walnut
Mus musculus	Mammal	House Mouse
Mustela erminea	Mammal	Stoat
Myocastor coypus	Mammal	Nutria
Morella faya	Shrub	Candleberry Myrtle
Mytilus galloprovincialis	Mollusk	Blue Mussel
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Fish	Rainbow Trout
Ophiostoma ulmi sensu lato	Fungus	Dutch Elm Disease
Opuntia stricta	Shrub	Prickly Pear
Oreochromis mossambicus	Fish	Tilapia
Oryctolagus cuniculus	Mammal	Rabbit
Pheidole megacephala	Insect	Big-Headed Ant
Phytophthora cinnamomi	Fungus	Cinnamon Fungus
Pinus pinaster	Tree	Cluster Pine
Plasmodium relictum	Microorganism	Avian Malaria
Platydemus manokwari	Flatworm	New Guinea Flatworm
Pomacea canaliculata	Mollusk	Apple Snail
Prosopis glandulosa	Tree	Honey Mesquite
Psidium cattleianum	Shrub	Cattley Guava
Pueraria montana	Vine	Kudzu
Pycnonotus cafer	Bird	Red-Vented Bulbul
Lithobates catesbeianus	Amphibian	Bullfrog
Rattus rattus	Mammal	Black Rat
Rubus ellipticus	Shrub	Asian Wild Raspberry
Salmo trutta	Fish	Brown Trout
Salvinia molesta	Floating Aquatic Fern	Giant Salvinia
Schinus terebinthifolius	Tree	Brazilian Holy
Sciurus carolinensis	Mammal	Gray Squirrel
Solenopsis invicta	Insect	Red Imported Fire Ant
Spartina anglica	Grass	Common Cord Grass
Spathodea campanulata	Tree	African Tulip Tree
Sphagneticola trilobata	Herb	Creeping Ox-Eye
Sturnus vulgaris	Bird	Common Starling
Sus scrofa	Mammal	Pig
Tamarix ramosissima	Shrub	Salt Cedar
Trachemys scripta elegans	Reptile	Red-Eared Slider
Trichosurus vulpecula	Mamma	Brushtail Possum
Trogoderma granarium	Insect	Khapra Beetle
Ulex europaeus	Shrub	Gorse
Undaria pinnatifida	Algae	Wakame
Vespula vulgaris	Insect	Common Wasp
Vulpes vulpes	Mammal	Red Fox
Wasmannia auropunctata	Insect	Cocoa Tree-Ant

Level 75

Mar 26, 2015

Accept wild boar for sus scrofa? Mus musculus is a house mouse, not the same as a field mouse. Over 100 species of anopheles mosquitoes carry malaria, so accept anopheles mosquito for "Common Malaria" mosquito? Surprised that Japanese beetles and Asian carp aren't on this list.

Level 75

Mar 26, 2015

Interesting and informative quiz.

Level 34

Apr 16, 2019

can you accept chytrid frog fungus