Species profile—Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Formicidae (ants) → Linepithema humile (Argentine ant)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Insecta (insects)
- Family
- Formicidae (ants)
- Scientific name
- Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)
- Common name
- Argentine ant
- WildNet taxon ID
- 18524
- Synonym(s)
- Hypoclinea humilis
- Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Prohibited Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Exotic
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18524.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
