LIST OF INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES

(List of invasive alien species is issued in Appendix 1 attached to Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BTNMT dated December 28, 2018 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment)

No Vietnamese name Science name
A. Microorganisms
first Fungi cause root rot Phytophthora cinnamomi
2 Bacteria cause plague in rats and animals Yersinia pestis
3 Virus causes banana blight disease  Banana bunchy top virus
4 Virus causes bird flu  Avian influenza virus
B. Invertebrates
first Beetles damage coconut leaves Brontispa longissima
2 Yellow snail Pomacea canaliculata
3 African snail Achatina fulica
4 Red crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus
C. Fish
first Fish eat mosquitoes Gambusia affinis
2 Baby Pied Fish (baby tank cleaning fish) Hypostomus plecostomus
3 Large Pied Fish (large tank cleaning fish) Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
D. Amphibians – Reptiles
first Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta
D. Birds – Animals
first South American beaver Myocastor coypus
E. Plants
first Water hyacinth (Water hyacinth, Japanese water hyacinth) Eichhornia crassipes
2 Five-color tree (guava flower) Lantana camara
3 Lao grass Chromolaena odorata
4 Chrysanthemum Parthenium hysterophorus
5 Virgin hook Mimosa diplotricha
6 Mimosa (mimosa) Mimosa pigra