Formica talbotae is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Formica talbotae 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 Formica talbotae is Wilson, 1977 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Formica talbotae is found in the following countries:

United States (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

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

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

Assessor: Formica talbotae'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 Formica talbotae:[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Formica talbotae (IUCN Red List).

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