Black imported fire ant vs red imported fire ant

Solenopsis richteri compared with Solenopsis invicta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black imported fire ant	red imported fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Solenopsis	Solenopsis
Species	Solenopsis richteri	Solenopsis invicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Black imported fire ant and red imported fire ant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Solenopsis.

Conservation Status

Black imported fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

red imported fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black imported fire ant	red imported fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black imported fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Paraguay, Sweden, and United States.

red imported fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Malaysia, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Paraguay).

Black imported fire ant

The Black imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri) is a species in the genus Solenopsis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Paraguay, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States