Invasive and Exotic Species in Maryland

Animals 

Maryland Regions Map 

   


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


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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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