Crematogaster pilosa is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Crematogaster pilosa 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 Crematogaster pilosa is Emery, 1895 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Crematogaster pilosa is found in the following countries:

United States (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

Assessor: Crematogaster pilosa'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 Crematogaster pilosa:

Citations listed by IUCN

Emery, C. 1895. Beitraege zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna. (Schluss.) Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 257-360.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Crematogaster pilosa (IUCN Red List).

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