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Species profile—Pheidole megacephala (African big-headed ant)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Formicidae (ants) → Pheidole megacephala (African big-headed ant)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Formicidae (ants)
Scientific name
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
Common name
African big-headed ant
WildNet taxon ID
18535
Synonym(s)
Formica megacephala
Alternate name(s)
coastal brown ant
lion ant
coastal brown-ant
brown house-ant
brown house ant
big-headed ant
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Terrestrial

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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=18535.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024