Section 805.20  Listing of Injurious Species

 

a)         Wild Mammals

 

*Flying fox or fruit bat of the genus Pteropus

 

*Mongoose or meerkat of the genera Atilax, Cynictis, Helogale, Heroestes

 

*Ichneumia, Munzos, and Suricata

 

*Any species of European rabbit of the genus Oryctolagus

 

*Any species of Indian wild dog, red dog, or dhole of the genus Cuon

 

*Any species of multimammate rat or mouse of the genus Mastomys

 

*Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides

 

*Any Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus vulpecular

 

b)         Wild Birds

 

*Pink starling or rosy pastor, Sturnus roseus

 

*Dioch, Quelea quelea, including its black-fronted, red-billed or Sudan subspecies

 

*Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora

 

*Red-whiskered bul-bul, Pycnonotus jocosus

 

*Eggs of wild nongame birds

 

c)         Fish, Mollusks and Aquatic Invertebrates

 

*Walking catfish of the family Clariidae

 

*Dreissenid mussels, genus Dreissena, including but not limited to zebra and quagga mussels

 

*Mitten crabs of the genus Eriocheir

 

*Snakehead fishes of the genera Channa and Parachann (or their generic synonyms of Bostrychoides, Orphicephalus, Ophiocephalus, and Paraphiocephalis) of the family Channidae, including but not limited to:

 

Chel or Borna snakehead, Channa amphibeus

 

Northern or Amur snakehead, Channa argus

 

Chinese or Northern Green snakehead, Channa asiatica

 

Channa aurantimaculata

 

Bangka snakehead, Channa bankanensis

 

Baram snakehead, Channa baramensis

 

Barca or Tiger snakehead, Channa barca

 

Rainbow or Jewel snakehead, Channa bleheri

 

Bluespotted snakehead, Channa cyanospilos

 

Dwarf, Gaucha, or Frog snakehead, Channa gachua

 

Inle snakehead, Channa harcourtbutleri

 

Shiny or splendid snakehead, Channa Lucius

 

Blotched snakehead, Channa maculata

 

Bullseye, Murrel, Indian, Great, or Cobra snakehead, Channa marulius

 

Emperor snakehead, Channa maruloides

 

Channa melanoptera

 

Black snakehead, Channa melasoma

 

Giant, Red, or Redline snakehead, Channa micropeltes

 

Channa nox

 

Ceylon or Ceylonese Green snakehead, Channa orientalis

 

Channa panaw

 

Ocellated, Spotted, or Eyespot snakehead, Channa pleurophthalmus

 

Dotted or Spotted Snakehead, Channa punctata

 

Golden Snakehead, Channa stewartia

 

Chevron or Striped Snakehead, Channa striata

 

Niger or African Snakehead, Parachanna Africana

 

Congo, Square-spotted African, or Light African Snakehead, Parachanna insignis

 

Dark African, Dusky, or Square-spotted Snakehead, Parachanna obscura

 

*Crucian carp, Carassius carassius

 

*Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio

 

*Largescale silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys harmandi

 

*Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

 

*Bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

 

*Black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus

 

*Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus

 

River ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus

 

Round goby, Neogobius melanostomos

 

Tubenose goby, roterorhinus marmoratus

 

*Roach, Rutilus rutilus

 

*Nile perch, Lates niloticus

 

*Amur sleeper, Perccottus glenii

 

*European perch, Perca fluyiatilis

 

Rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus.  Possession of living rusty crayfish is prohibited for all except the holders of an approved aquaculture permit with a letter of authorization to import/possess this species.

 

Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus

 

Stone moroko, Pseudorasbora parva

 

Zander, Sander lucioperca

 

*Wels catfish, Silurus glanis

 

Killer Shrimp, Dikerogammarus villosus

 

Yabby, Cherax destructor

 

Asian Swamp eel, Monopterus albus

 

Tench, Tinca tinca

 

Golden mussel, Limnoperna fortune

 

Marmorkreb/marbled crayfish, Procambarus virginalis

 

New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum

 

d)         Plants

 

Mosquito fern, Azolla pinnata

 

Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus

 

Caulerpa or Mediterranean killer algae, Caulerpa taxifolia

 

Brazilian elodea, Brazilian waterweed, Anacharis or Egeria, Egeria densa

 

Anchored water hyacinth, Eichhornia azurea

 

Hydrilla or water thyme, Hydrilla verticillata

 

European frogbit or common frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

 

Miramar weed, Indiana swampweed or hygro, Hygrophilia polysperma

 

**Chinese water spinach or swamp morning-glory, Ipomoea aquatic

 

Yellow flag iris or tall yellow iris, Iris pseudacorus

 

Oxygen weed or African elodea, Lagarosiphon major

 

Asian marshweed or ambulia, Limnophila sessiliflora

 

Monochoria, arrowleaf, or false pickerelweed, Monochoria hastata

 

Heartshape or false pickerelweed, Monochoria vaginalis

 

Parrot feather or parrot feather watermilfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum)

 

Eurasian watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum

 

Brittle naiad or brittle water nymph, Najas minor

 

Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata

 

Duck lettuce, Ottelia alismoides

 

Curlyleaf pondweed, Potamogeton crispus

 

Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia

 

Giant salvinia, Salvinia auriculata

 

Giant salvinia, Salvinia biloba

 

Giant salvinia, Salvinia herzogii

 

Giant salvinia, Salvinia molesta

 

Exotic bur-reed, Sparganium erectum

 

Water chestnut, Trapa natans

 

Water soldier, Stratiotes aloides

 

NOTE:  Species noted by an asterisk (*) are also federally listed as injurious wildlife under 50 CFR 16.  (**) Chinese water spinach, a federally listed noxious weed, cannot be propagated in Illinois; however, stems, leaves and parts of plants absent roots are permissible to possess and sell, within the State of Illinois, for consumption.

 

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 18981, effective December 7, 2023)