Evidence found
798 records across 36 countries and territories, 1892–2026.
Pheidole megacephala · GBIF taxon key 1322635
Where has the Big-headed ant been recorded?
Pheidole megacephala occurrence evidence comes from 798 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1892 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 798 records
- 36 places
- 80 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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
18922026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Big-headed ant has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Big-headed ant. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | |
| Mauritius | 34 | |
| Australia | 9 | |
| Madagascar | 8 | |
| Mozambique | 8 | |
| Oman | 8 | |
| Réunion | 8 | |
| Seychelles | 8 | |
| Mayotte | 8 | |
| Iceland | 7 | |
| South Africa | 6 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | |
| Singapore | 4 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Cabo Verde | 3 | |
| Tanzania | 3 | |
| DR Congo | 2 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | |
| Saint Helena | 2 | |
| Uganda | 2 | |
| Cuba | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| Haiti | 1 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Kiribati | 1 | |
| Comoros | 1 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | |
| SX | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | |
| Tonga | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.