Acanthomyops murphii is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Acanthomyops murphii is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Acanthomyops murphii is (Forel, 1901) (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Acanthomyops murphii is found in the following countries:

United States (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Acanthomyops murphii: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Acanthomyops murphii is listed as VU D2 ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Acanthomyops murphii's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Acanthomyops murphii's Red List status was evaluated by Social Insects Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Acanthomyops murphii:[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Acanthomyops murphii (IUCN Red List).

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