Invasive Species Northern Ireland

Senegal tea plant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Fast growing. Pioneer species. Highly adaptable to new environments.

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Silky hakea

Hakea sericea

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Increases wildfire intensity. Reduces species richness, supressing and excluding native flora

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Small Asian mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

It is an oppertunisitic feeder, and will impact on native mammals, amphibians, birds and reptiles

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Sosnowsky’s hogweed

Heracleum sosnowskyi

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Once established, the species is almost impossible to eradicate

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Spiny-cheek crayfish

Orconectes limosus

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Threat to the native European crayfish

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Striped eel catfish

Plotosus lineatus

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Marine

Threats:

Outcompetes and predates on native species

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Topmouth gudgeon

Pseudorasbora parva

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Negative impacts on native fish and vegetation species.

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Tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Highly adaptable. Can outcompete native species

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Tropical fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Interferes with native seed dispersal. Consumes native and commercially important seeds and seedlings. Decline in native ants.

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