Alien species in Hawaii

information index

Information is presented here about species not native to Hawaii. Within each section, information is organized by scientific name.

Plants
flowering plants,
conifers,
ferns, etc.

Vertebrates
amphibians (salamanders, frogs),
reptiles (snakes, lizards, turtles),
birds, mammals, etc.

Invertebrates
insects, snails, worms,
spiders, centipedes,
scorpions, etc.

Other
fungi (mushrooms),
viruses,
etc.

Common name search is also available:

If you have additional information about any species listed in this index--or a species of concern that's NOT listed here--that you think would be useful to include on this site, please email the Hawaii Ecosystems at Risk project or send us the information at the above address.

If you would be willing to keep us apprised of updated information gathered by you or your organization, please email the Hawaii Ecosystems at Risk project and let us know!

NOTE: If you are unable to find links that were formerly available from this site, please refer to the new HEAR project home; all links that were removed from this Alien Species in Hawaii page (e.g. Methods/etc.) have been moved to that page.

See also these other HEAR websites:

Plants native to Hawaii (native Hawaiian plants)
Maps of alien species distributions in Hawaii
Harmful Non-Indigenous Species (HNIS) database
Biological control in Hawaii
HEAR "Island Matrix" (including information about distribution & controllability of selected species by island)

The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR) project is currently funded by the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) through PIERC (USGS) with support from HCSU (UH-Hilo). More details are available online.

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Questions? Comments? E-mail the HEAR webmaster (webmaster@hear.org). This page was created prior to 24 January 2001, and was last updated on 16 December 2005 by PT.