Black imported fire ant vs Fire ant

Solenopsis richteri compared with Solenopsis geminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black imported fire ant	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Solenopsis	Solenopsis
Species	Solenopsis richteri	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black imported fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black imported fire ant	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.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States