Fire ant vs red imported fire ant

Solenopsis geminata compared with Solenopsis invicta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fire ant	red imported fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Solenopsis	Solenopsis
Species	Solenopsis geminata	Solenopsis invicta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

red imported fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇨🇳 China 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇺🇸 United States