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Scientific Name
Formica fusca
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Ant, Silky Ant
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 fusca |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
At high elevations. Cole (1940) found this species in deeply shaded spruce-fir forests.
Park Distribution: TN (Annotated List 9/10/19)
Elevation Range Tags
- Low
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
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/10/2019 5:07:35 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004
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