PROFILES of Invasive Species

Search the Global Invasive Species Database. Type in a scientific or common name: Species Name:

Search the National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS) for Invasive Species Profiles: Scientific name: Common name:

Search DiscoverLife for Invasive Species information and images. Type in a scientific or common name, or keyword:

On this page we list sources for invasive species profiles that can help you identify and learn more about the biology, ecology, and distribution of invasive species.

Invasive Plant Profiles | Invasive Animal Profiles
Other Invasive Organism Profiles

Profiles for Invasive Species in Canada

General Invasive Species Profiles

Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
Nonindigenous Species Database Network (NISbase)
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)
USGS Invasive Species Program Case Files


(Information for insects, mites, nematodes; plant pathogens;
invasive weeds; bio-control agents; and other invasive species [mollusks, slugs, etc.])

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Invasive Plants

> Use the resources of the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) Catalog of Species to help you identify invasive plants. Even if you are not in the New England area, you may recognize some of these species in your own back yard.
> Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas Fact Sheets (Alien Plants Working Group - Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas)
> Aquatic and Wetland Plants and Invasive Plants (Particulars and Photographs) (APIRS, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida, IFAS)
> Ecologically Invasive Plant Profiles (Wisconsin Botanical Information System)
> Weed Identification Guide (photos and profiles) (Virginia Tech.)
> Oregon Weed Identification (photos and profiles) (Oregon State University)
> Profiles of Invasive Species (BuckeyeGardening.com - Ohio)
> Terrestrial Plants | Aquatic & Wetland Plants (National Invasive Species Information Center)

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Invasive Animals

> Invasive Animals and Pathogens (The Nature Conservancy)
> Terrestrial Animals | Aquatic & Wetland Animals (National Invasive Species Information Center)
> Golden Apple Snail (Pomacea spp.), Scientific Information Database on.
> Asian carp information sheet (USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center)

Other Invasive Organisms

> Invasive Microbes (National Invasive Species Information Center)

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Invasive Species Profiles from Places Other than the USA

> (Ontario - Canada) Species Profiles on InvadingSpecies.com (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters - O.F.A.H. and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (O.M.N.R.))

• Forest Pests
• Invertebrates
• Plants
• Vertebrates

> The Global Invasive Species Database also offers species profiles for non-US invasive species