In 2016, following the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, the European Commission published a first list of 37 IAS of Union concern. In 2017, the list has been updated and comprises 49 species. Linked species are of Luxembourg concern.
| Full scientific name | English name | Tax. Group | EU 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alopochen aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1766 | Egyptian goose | Aves | 2017 |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. | Alligator weed | Plantae | 2017 |
| Asclepias syriaca L. | Milkweed | Plantae | 2017 |
| Baccharis halimifolia L. | Eastern baccharis | Plantae | 2016 |
| Cabomba caroliniana Gray | Green cabomba | Plantae | 2016 |
| Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas, 1779 | Pallas’s squirrel | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Corvus splendens Viellot, 1817 | Indian house crow | Aves | 2016 |
| Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms | Water hyacinth | Plantae | 2016 |
| Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John | Nuttall’s waterweed | Plantae | 2017 |
| Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1854 | Chinese mitten crab | Crustacea | 2016 |
| Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirbel | Chilean rhubarb | Plantae | 2017 |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier | Persian hogweed | Plantae | 2017 |
| Heracleum persicum Fischer | Sosnowski’s hogweed | Plantae | 2016 |
| Heracleum sosnowskyi Mandenova | Giant hogweed | Plantae | 2016 |
| Herpestes javanicus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818 | Small asian mongoose | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. f. | Floating pennywort | Plantae | 2016 |
| Impatiens glandulifera Royle | Himalayan balsam | Plantae | 2017 |
| Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss | Curly waterweed | Plantae | 2016 |
| Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802 | North American bullfrog | Amphibia | 2016 |
| Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet | Water primrose | Plantae | 2016 |
| Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) P.H. Raven | Floating primrose | Plantae | 2016 |
| Lysichiton americanus Hultén and St. John | American skunk cabbage | Plantae | 2016 |
| Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus | Japanese stiltgrass | Plantae | 2017 |
| Muntiacus reevesi Ogilby, 1839 | Muntjac deer | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Myocastor coypus Molina, 1782 | Coypu | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. | Parrot’s feather | Plantae | 2016 |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michaux | Broadleaf watermilfoil | Plantae | 2017 |
| Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1766 | South American coati | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray, 1834 | Racoon dog | Mammalia | 2017 |
| Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus, 1766 | Muskrat | Mammalia | 2017 |
| Orconectes limosus Rafinesque, 1817 | Spiny-cheek crayfish | Crustacea | 2016 |
| Orconectes virilis Hagen, 1870 | Virile (northern) crayfish | Crustacea | 2016 |
| Oxyura jamaicensis Gmelin, 1789 | Ruddy duck | Aves | 2016 |
| Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, 1852 | Signal crayfish | Crustacea | 2016 |
| Parthenium hysterophorus L. | Whitetop weed | Plantae | 2016 |
| Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. | Crimson fountaingrass | Plantae | 2017 |
| Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877 | Amur sleeper | Pisces | 2016 |
| Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross | Asiatic tearthumb | Plantae | 2016 |
| Procambarus clarkii Girard, 1852 | Red swamp crayfish | Crustacea | 2016 |
| Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870) f. virginalis | Marbled crayfish | Crustacea | 2016 |
| Procyon lotor Linnaeus, 1758 | Racoon | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Pseudorasbora parva Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | Topmouth gudgeon | Pisces | 2016 |
| Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) | Kudzu vine | Plantae | 2016 |
| Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 | Grey squirrel | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Bryant’s fox squirrel | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Tamias sibiricus Laxmann, 1769 | Siberian chipmunk | Mammalia | 2016 |
| Threskiornis aethiopicus Latham, 1790 | Sacred Ibis | Aves | 2016 |
| Trachemys scripta Schoepff, 1792 | Red eared slider | Reptilia | 2016 |
| Vespa velutina nigrithorax de Buysson, 1905 | Asian hornet | Insecta | 2016 |
Ressources
- EU brochure on all 49 species (pdf format)
- JRC report on the baseline distribution of the 37 species on the first list
Last updated on Monday, April 23, 2018.
Notes:
- Year in which the species was published in the list of EU concern. ↩