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Robust crazy ant

Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The robust crazy ant (Nylanderia bourbonica) is a species in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the robust crazy ant

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the robust crazy ant live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the robust crazy ant as introduced in 14 countries.

  1. Barbados
  2. Cayman Islands
  3. Cuba
  4. Kiribati
  5. Mauritius
  6. Mexico
  7. Niue
  8. Solomon Islands
  9. St. Helena
  10. Tokelau
  11. Tonga
  12. United Kingdom
  13. United States
  14. Wallis & Futuna

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the robust crazy ant endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the robust crazy ant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyFormicidae
  6. genusNylanderia
  7. SpeciesNylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)

Synonyms Nylanderia bengalensis, Nylanderia bourbonica hawaiensis, Nylanderia bourbonica skottsbergi, Nylanderia bourbonica var. bengalensis, Paratrechina bourbonica, Paratrechina bourbonica bengalensis, Prenolepis bourbonica, Prenolepis bourbonica bengalensis, Prenolepis bourbonica hawaiensis, Prenolepis bourbonica skottsbergi, Prenolepis nodifera bourbonica, Prenolepis nodifera prol. bourbonica

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Behaarde langsprietDutch
  • 布氏尼氏蟻Chinese
  • Behaarde langsprietmierDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the robust crazy ant

Other species in the same genus Nylanderia.

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Common questions

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Is the robust crazy ant an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the robust crazy ant as introduced in 14 countries, including Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Kiribati and Mauritius, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the robust crazy ant?

The robust crazy ant (Nylanderia bourbonica) belongs to the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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BibTeX
@misc{robust_crazy_ant_2026,
  title = {Robust crazy ant (Nylanderia bourbonica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/robust-crazy-ant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}