Invasive and Exotic Species in Maryland
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Animals
Birds |
Insects |
Mammals |
Crustaceans |
Mollusks |
Fishes |
Microbes/Fungi/Weird things |
Other Invertebrates
Birds
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Canada Goose (resident) |
Branta canadensis | Non-Forested | Statewide |
| Mute Swan (resident) |
Cygnus olor | Bay and Ocean | Eastern |
Insects:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle |
Anoplophora glabripennis | Forested | |
| Brown Marmorated Stink Bug |
Halyomorpha halys | Forested; Non-Forested | Statewide |
| Emerald Ash Borer |
Agrilus planipennis | Forested | Western; Central; Southern |
| Gypsy Moth |
Lymantria dispar | Forested | Western |
| Hemlock Woolly Adelgid |
Adelges tsugae | Forested | Western |
| Japanese Beetle |
Popillia japonica | Forested; Non-Forested | |
| Oriental Beetle |
Exomala orientalis | | |
| Pine Shoot Beetle |
Tomicus piniperda | Forested | |
| Red Imported Fire Ant |
Solenopsis invicta | Forested; Non-Forested | |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern.
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Mammals:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Feral Hog |
Sus scrofa | Forested; Non-Forested | NR |
| Nutria |
Myocastor coypus | Bay and Ocean | Eastern; Southern |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern.
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Crustaceans:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Australian Crayfish |
Cherax spp. | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Chinese Mitten Crab |
Eriocheir sinensis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake; Bay and Ocean | Central; Southern; Eastern |
| European Green Crab |
Carcinus maenas | Bay and Ocean | Eastern |
| Japanese Shore Crab |
Hemigrapsus sanguineus | Bay and Ocean | Eastern |
| Marbled Crayfish |
Procambarus sp. | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Red Swamp Crawfish |
Procambarus clarkii | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Central; Southern; Eastern |
| Rusty Crayfish |
Orconectes rusticus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Western; Central |
| Southern White River Crawfish |
Procambarus zonangulus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Central; Southern; Eastern |
| Spiny Water Flea |
Bythotrephes longimanus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Virile Crayfish |
Orconectes virilis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Western; Central; Southern |
| Water Flea |
Daphnia lumholtzi | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern
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Mollusks:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Asiatic clam |
Corbicula fluminea | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Statewide |
| Chinese Mystery Snail |
Cipangopaludina chinensis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Western; Central; Southern |
| New Zealand Mud Snail |
Potamopyrgus antipodarum | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake; Bay and Ocean | NR |
| Quagga Mussel |
Dreissena bugensis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Veined Rapa Welk |
Rapana venosa | Bay and Ocean | NR |
| Zebra Mussel |
Dreissena polymorpha | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Central |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern
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Fishes:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Asian Swamp Eel |
Monoterus albus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Bighead Carp |
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Black Carp |
Mylopharyngodon piceus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Blue Catfish |
Ictalurus furcatus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake; Bay and Ocean | Central; Southern; Eastern |
| Candiru |
Vandellia cirrhosa | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Eurasian River Ruffe |
Gymnocephalus cernuus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Flathead Catfish |
Pylodictis olivaris | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake; Bay and Ocean | Central; Eastern |
| Grass Carp |
Ctenopharyngodon idella | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Central; Southern, Eastern |
| Mimic Shiner |
Notropis volucellus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Central |
| Northern Snakehead |
Channa argus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake; Bay and Ocean | Central; Southern; Eastern |
| Oriental Weatherfish |
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Central |
| Red Shiner |
Cyprinella lutrensis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Round Goby |
Neogobius melanostomus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Silver Carp |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Walking Catfish |
Clarius batrachus | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern
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Microbes/Fungi/Others:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Beech Bark Disease Complex |
| Forested | |
| Chestnut Blight |
Cryponectria parasitica | Forested | |
| Chytrid Fungus |
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Daylily Rust |
Puccinia hemerocallidis | Forested; Non-Forested | |
| Plum Pox |
| Forested | |
| Sudden Oak Death |
Phytophthora spp. | Forested | |
| Thousand Cankers Disease |
Geosmithia morbida | Forested | NR |
| Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia |
| Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | NR |
| Whirling Disease |
Myxobolus cerebralis | Stream, River, Pond, and Lake | Western |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern
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Other Invertebrates:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Habitat |
Geographic Region |
| Corn Cyst Nematode |
Heterodera zeae | Non-Forested | |
| Northern Root Knot Nematode |
Meloidogyne hapla | Non-Forested | |
| Southern Root Knot Nematode |
Meloidogyne incognita | Non-Forested | |
| Soybean Cyst Nematode |
Heterodera glycines | Non-Forested | |
NR: Not Reported in Maryland; Statewide: Western; Central; Southern; Eastern
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