Species profile—Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Formicidae (ants) → Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Insecta (insects)
- Family
- Formicidae (ants)
- Scientific name
- Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972
- Common name
- red imported fire ant
- WildNet taxon ID
- 18548
- Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Restricted Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- 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=18548.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
