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Scientific Name
Formica difficilis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder | Apocrita |
| Infraorder | Aculeata |
| Superfamily | Vespoidea |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Subfamily | Formicinae |
| Tribe | Formicini |
| Genus | Formica |
| Species | Formica difficilis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Cole (1940) found it nesting in soil beneath rocks in bright grassy places.
Park Distribution: TN (Annotated List 9/10/19)
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Hymenoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 12:58:18 PM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/10/2019 2:40:33 PM
Notes
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