biostudies-literatureUnknown8(1)McClure MLIn the midst of Earth's sixth mass extinction event, non-native species are a driving factor in many imperiled species' declines. One of the most widespread and destructive alien invasive species in the world, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) threaten native species through predation, habitat destruction, competition, and disease transmission. We show that wild pigs co-occur with up to 87.2% of imperiled species in the contiguous U.S. identified as susceptible to their direct impacts, and we project increases in both the number of species at risk and the geographic extent of risks by 2025. Wild pigs may therefore present a severe threat to U.S. imperiled species, with serious implications for management of at-risk species throughout wild pigs' global distribution. We offer guidance for efficient allScientific reports5331https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5871849biostudies-literatureA globally-distributed alien invasive species poses risks to United States imperiled species.PMC5871849Burdett CLMiller RSFarnsworth MLSweeney SJMcClure MLfalseA globally-distributed alien invasive species poses risks to United States imperiled species.In the midst of Earth's sixth mass extinction event, non-native species are a driving factor in many imperiled species' declines. One of the most widespread and destructive alien invasive species in the world, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) threaten native species through predation, habitat destruction, competition, and disease transmission. We show that wild pigs co-occur with up to 87.2% of imperiled species in the contiguous U.S. identified as susceptible to their direct impacts, and we project increases in both the number of species at risk and the geographic extent of risks by 2025. Wild pigs may therefore present a severe threat to U.S. imperiled species, with serious implications for management of at-risk species throughout wild pigs' global distribution. We offer guidance for efficient all2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Mar2025-04-26T06:49:16.545Z2019-03-26T23:46:47ZS-EPMC58718492959329210.1038/s41598-018-23657-z