Tennessee Collared Ant
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Formicidae
Genus	Aphaenogaster
Species	Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Kentucky.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky

Counties

Kentucky: Larue

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States: NNR
Canada: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Vermont: SNR Unranked
Indiana: S4 Apparently Secure
Ontario: S4 Apparently Secure
Quebec: SNR Unranked

Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.

How to cite this account

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2192. https://cavebiology.org/species/aphaenogaster-tennesseensis/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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