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Asian hornet
Vespa velutina
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
A highly aggressive predator of native insects, posing a significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators.
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Asiatic tearthumb
Persicaria perfoliata
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
Reduction in biodiversity
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Australian flatworm
Australoplana sanguinea
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
Threat to native earthworms. Predatory.
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Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
Vector of disease. Can cause disease.
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Black imported fire ant
Solenopsis richteri
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
Damage commercially important crops, tree bark, electrical equipment and roads. Give a painful sting.
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Broomsedge bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
Aggressive coloniser of disturbed lands. Alters ecosystems.
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Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza juncea var. sericea
Status:
Potential
Habitat:
Terrestrial
Threats:
Outcompetes native 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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