Anergates atratulus is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Anergates atratulus 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 Anergates atratulus is (Schneck, 1852) (IUCN Red List).

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Country Distribution: Anergates atratulus is found in the following countries:

France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

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

Red List History: Anergates atratulus was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1986 (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Anergates atratulus:

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Anergates atratulus (IUCN Red List).

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