Invasive Species Northern Ireland

American mink

Neovison vison

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Predates on native species. Highly mobile.

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American skunk cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Since the species is able to build dense stands, smaller plants growing in wetlands are out-competed by shadowing.

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Asian clam

Corbicula fluminea

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Competition with native species. Biofouling.

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Bamboo

Sasa palmata & Pseudosasa japonica

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Quick growing. Suppresses native plants. Reproduces asexually.

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Black rat

Rattus rattus

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Negative impacts on native flora and fauna.

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Bloody-red shrimp

Hemimysis anomala

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Alteration of ecosystem dynamics. Competition with native species.

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Brown or European Hare

Lepus europaeus

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Hybridises with native hare species. Has a broad diet.

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Brown rat

Rattus norvegicus

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Negative impacts on native flora and fauna.

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Butterfly bush

Buddleja davidii

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Forms monocultures. Reproduces sexually and asexually. Displaces native species.

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