Black garden ant: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black garden ant lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lasius niger
Group	Bees, wasps & ants
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Formicidae

Where does the black garden ant live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black garden ant in 19 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the black garden ant?

The black garden ant (Lasius niger) is an insect in the order Hymenoptera and the family Formicidae, genus Lasius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black garden ant

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the genus Lasius, which is found across Europe and in some parts of North America, and believed to inhabit certain parts of Asia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger, which is found in open areas; and L. platythorax, which is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies contain a single queen.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black garden ant (revision 1365292920), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q839823 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).