Epimyrma ravouxi is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Epimyrma ravouxi is commonly known (its common name) as the Ravoux's Slavemaker Ant in English.

Epimyrma ravouxi 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 Epimyrma ravouxi is (Andr, 1896) (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Epimyrma ravouxi is found in the following countries:

France (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

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

Red List History: Epimyrma ravouxi was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1983 (IUCN Red List).

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

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

Wells, S.M., Pyle, R.M. and Collins, N.M. (compilers) 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Epimyrma ravouxi (IUCN Red List).

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