Red harvester ant

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Red harvester ant

Summary

Red harvester ant is a cryptic species complex[1]. It draws 256 Wikipedia views per month (cryptic_species_complex category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Red harvester ant's instance of is recorded as cryptic species complex[3].
  • Red harvester ant's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Red harvester ant is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Red harvester ant belongs to the parent taxon Pogonomyrmex[6].
  • Red harvester ant's scientific name is Pogonomyrmex barbatus[7].
  • Red harvester ant's Commons category is recorded as Pogonomyrmex barbatus[8].
  • Red harvester ant's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[9].
  • Red harvester ant is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red harvester ant'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cryptic species complex[3] and taxon[4].

Why It Matters

Red harvester ant draws 256 Wikipedia views per month (cryptic_species_complex category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ARKive. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Pogonomyrmex
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