Aquatic Invasive Species Distribution

Knowing if the area you live in or visit is home to invasives species is an important step to recognize how what you can do to help. The following links provide distribution information for some of the more common aqautic invaders that you may see while enjoying the Wisconsin outdoors.

• Current Aquatic Invasive Species Lists and Maps for Wisconsin

Additional Distribution Information

Animals

• Common Carp (exit DNR)
• Fishhook Waterflea
• Quagga Mussel (exit DNR)
• Round Goby (exit DNR)
• Ruffe (exit DNR)
• Rusty Crayfish (exit DNR)
• Sea Lamprey (exit DNR)
• Spiny Waterflea (exit DNR)
• White Perch (exit DNR)
• Zebra Mussel (pdf file)

Plants

• Aquatic forget-me-not (exit DNR)
• Common Cattail (exit DNR)
• Curly-Leaf Pondweed (exit DNR)
• Eurasian Water Milfoil (pdf file)
• Purple Loosestrife

Pathogens

• Infested Waters List for Invasive Species and Viruses (pdf file)

Other Mapping Links

• Wisconsin Fishes (exit DNR)
• GLIFWC MapViewer (exit DNR)
• UW Herbarium (exit DNR)
• USGS Maps (exit DNR)