Camponotus universitatis is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Camponotus universitatis 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 Camponotus universitatis is Forel, 1890 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Camponotus universitatis is found in the following countries:

France, Germany, Switzerland (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

Assessor: Camponotus universitatis'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 Camponotus universitatis:

Citations listed by IUCN

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

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Camponotus universitatis (IUCN Red List).

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