Formicoxenus nitidulus is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Formicoxenus nitidulus 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 Formicoxenus nitidulus is (Nylander, 1846) (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Formicoxenus nitidulus is found in the following countries:

Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland (IUCN Red List).

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

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Formicoxenus nitidulus is listed as VU A2c ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

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

Assessor: Formicoxenus nitidulus'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 Formicoxenus nitidulus:[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Formicoxenus nitidulus (IUCN Red List).

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