Acacia auriculiformis
System : Terrestrial
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
  • Bibliography
  • Contact
Common name
 
Synonym
Similar species
Summary

Principal source:

Compiler:

Review:

Publication date:

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Acacia auriculiformis. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Acacia+auriculiformis on 05-02-2025.

General Impacts
Competition - Acacia auriculiformis was found to reduce species richness compared to natural (even degraded) forests, thus, indicating that A. auriculiformis outcompetes native species.
Indirect impacts through interactions with other species - A. auriculiformis indirectly affects the number of bird species in Acacia plantations, with twice as many species found in natural forests.
Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Acacia auriculiformis
Informations on Acacia auriculiformis has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
Lorem Ipsum
Location Status Invasiveness Occurrence Source
Details of Acacia auriculiformis in information
Status
Invasiveness
Arrival date
Occurrence
Source
Introduction
Species notes for this location
Location note
Management notes for this location
Impact
Mechanism:
Outcome:
Ecosystem services:
Impact information
Competition - Acacia auriculiformis was found to reduce species richness compared to natural (even degraded) forests, thus, indicating that A. auriculiformis outcompetes native species.
Indirect impacts through interactions with other species - A. auriculiformis indirectly affects the number of bird species in Acacia plantations, with twice as many species found in natural forests.
Red List assessed species 0:
Locations
BANGLADESH
BRAZIL
Mechanism
[3] Competition
[1] Interaction with other invasive species
Management information
Bibliography
5 references found for Acacia auriculiformis

Management information
Bhuiyan, M.K.A., Hossain, M.A., Kamal, A.K.I., Hossain, M.K., Jashimuddin, M. and Uddin, M.K., 2019. Climate resilience through natural regeneration in degraded natural forests of south-eastern hilly region of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 48(3), pp.417-425.
Heringer, G., Thiele, J., Meira-Neto, J.A.A. and Neri, A.V., 2019. Biological invasion threatens the sandy-savanna Mussununga ecosystem in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Biological Invasions, 21(6), pp.2045-2057.
Hernandes Volpato, G. and Venâncio Martins, S., 2013. The bird community in naturally regenerating Myracrodruon urundeuva (Anacardiaceae) forest in Southeastern Brazil. Revista de Biología Tropical, 61(4), pp.1585-1595.
General information
KAMO, K., VACHARANGKURA, T., TIYANON, S., VIRIYABUNCHA, C., NIMPILA, S. and DOANGSRISEN, B., 2002. Plant species diversity in tropical planted forests and implication for restoration of forest ecosystems in Sakaerat, Northeastern Thailand. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly: JARQ, 36(2), pp.111-118.
Li, P., Huang, Z.L., Xiang, Y.C. and Ren, H., 2011. Survival, growth and biomass of acacia auriculiformis and schima superba seedlings in different forest restoration phases in Nan'ao Island, South China. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, pp.177-186.
Contact
The following 0 contacts offer information an advice on Acacia auriculiformis
MR
Acacia auriculiformis
Date assessed
2022-05-01
Year published
2022
Eicat category
MR (Major)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Species richness in A. auriculiformis sites was lower than in natural forsests for plants (Bhuiyan et al., 2019) and birds (Hernandes, Volpato & Venancio Martins, 2013).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition; Indirect impacts through interactions with other species
Countries of most severe impact
Bangladesh; Brazil
Description of impacts
Acacia auriculiformis was found to reduce species richness compared to natural (even degraded) forests, thus, indicating that A. auriculiformis outcompetes native species.; A. auriculiformis indirectly affects the number of bird species in Acacia plantations, with twice as many species found in natural forests.
Assessor
Sabrina Kumschick
Contributors
Reviewers
EICAT authority
Recommended citation
Sabrina Kumschick (2025). Acacia auriculiformis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).