Where does the Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant live?
Odontomachus simillimus has 2,677 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1914 to 2026. Most records come from Fiji.
- 2,677 records
- 39 places
- 64 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraFormicidaeOdontomachus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19142026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 703 | |
| India | 340 | |
| Singapore | 310 | |
| Seychelles | 172 | |
| Philippines | 139 | |
| Indonesia | 132 | |
| Palau | 126 | |
| Solomon Islands | 114 | |
| Malaysia | 111 | |
| Thailand | 88 | |
| Sri Lanka | 85 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | |
| Vanuatu | 34 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 30 | |
| Guam | 29 | |
| Samoa | 26 | |
| Australia | 25 | |
| New Caledonia | 20 | |
| Tokelau | 18 | |
| Tonga | 16 | |
| Vietnam | 16 | |
| Mozambique | 14 | |
| American Samoa | 9 | |
| Micronesia | 8 | |
| Marshall Islands | 8 | |
| China | 6 | |
| Japan | 6 | |
| Christmas Island | 5 | |
| Myanmar | 5 | |
| Hong Kong | 4 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Niue | 3 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| Cocos Islands | 2 | |
| Timor-Leste | 2 | |
| Brunei | 1 | |
| Cambodia | 1 | |
| Laos | 1 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Formicidae.
Crazy ant
16,474 records
Big-headed ant
11,740 records
Crazy ant
7,250 records
Black-headed ant
7,216 records
Guinea Ant
4,773 records
Flower ant
4,131 records
Little Yellow Ant
2,708 records
Pharaoh ant
2,694 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.