Dorylus

genus of ants
Taxon taxon Q1352647
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Dorylus

Summary

Dorylus is a taxon[1]. Dorylus ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month, #1,357 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dorylus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dorylus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Dorylus is classified within Dorylini[5].
  • Dorylus's scientific name is Dorylus[6].
  • Dorylus's Commons category is recorded as Dorylus[7].
  • Dorylus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dorylus[8].
  • Dorylus's Commons gallery is recorded as Dorylus[9].
  • Dorylus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Driver ants'}[10].
  • Dorylus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Safari ants'}[11].
  • Dorylus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Siafu'}[12].
  • Dorylus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サスライアリ属'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dorylus is Dorylus[6]. Dorylus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Dorylus is classified within Dorylini[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Driver ants'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Safari ants'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Siafu'}[12], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サスライアリ属'}[13].

Identifiers

Dorylus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 135301[14]. Dorylus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227072[15]. Dorylus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 32557[16]. Dorylus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1317800[17]. Dorylus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 573941[18].

Why It Matters

Dorylus ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month, #1,357 of 195,241).[2] Dorylus has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Dorylus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Dorylini
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Taxon rank genus
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543937205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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