Invasive Species Ireland

Carpet sea squirt

Didemnum vexilum

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Marine

Threats:

colonies overgrowing and swamping other species and covering fish spawning grounds, aquaculture cages etc.

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Chinese bushclover

Lespedeza juncea var. sericea

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Outcompetes native species

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Chinese mitten crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Threatens ecosystem functioning and protected species.

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Chinese tallow

Triadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum)

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Outcompetes native flora

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Chinese water deer

Hydropotes inermis

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

May damage understory. May barkstrip.

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Chub

Squalius cephalus

Status:

Established

Habitat:

Freshwater

Threats:

Negative impacts on native salmonid species. Associated economic impacts.

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Citrus longhorn beetle

Anoplophora chinensis

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Detrimental impacts on trees.

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Coati

Nasua nasua

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Opportunistic feeder leading to decreasing native species. Disease risk.

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Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Status:

Potential

Habitat:

Terrestrial

Threats:

Overwhelming valuable habitats such as grasslands, dune areas and river valleys.

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