Species profile—Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects) → Formicidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=formicidae ) (ants) → Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=18511&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=18511&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=18511 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (animals)
- Class
- Insecta ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta ) (insects)
- Family
- Formicidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=insecta&family=formicidae ) (ants)
- Scientific name
- Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)
- Common name
- yellow crazy ant
- WildNet taxon ID
- 18511
- Synonym(s)
- Formica gracilipes
Formica longipes - Alternate name(s)
- long-legged ant
Maldive ant
Gramang ant - Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Restricted Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Anoplolepis%20gracilipes#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ANOPLOLEPIS%2BGRACILIPES )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18511 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18511 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
