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Black imported fire ant

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Black imported fire ant

Summary

Black imported fire ant is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Black imported fire ant's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black imported fire ant is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black imported fire ant is classified within Solenopsis[5].
  • Black imported fire ant's scientific name is Solenopsis richteri[6].
  • Black imported fire ant's Commons category is recorded as Solenopsis richteri[7].
  • Black imported fire ant is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Imported Fire Ant'}[8].
  • Black imported fire ant's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[9].
  • Black imported fire ant's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Black imported fire ant is Solenopsis richteri[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Solenopsis[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Imported Fire Ant'}[8].

Identifiers

Black imported fire ant's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 231124[11]. Black imported fire ant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30203[12]. Black imported fire ant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 599617[13]. Black imported fire ant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5035017[14]. Black imported fire ant's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154241[15].

Why It Matters

Black imported fire ant has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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