Leaf-Litter Ant Genera and Guilds in a Brazilian Forest Reserve

30 ant genera across six subfamilies were inventoried in the Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande, São Paulo state, Brazil. The data includes categorization into nine foraging guilds, with army ants showing the highest relative frequency. The dataset was published by ANONIMO ANONIMA on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze ant community composition based on the inventory of 30 genera across six subfamilies
• Study foraging guild structure and dominance based on the nine defined guild categories
• Investigate army ant ecology and interspecific interactions based on the highlighted taxa like Eciton burchellii
• Model potential associations between ant presence and bird species based on the mentioned link to Basileuterus culicivorus

Strengths

• Includes a structured inventory of 30 ant genera across six subfamilies
• Provides ecological categorization into nine distinct foraging guilds
• Highlights specific, ecologically significant taxa like army ants for further study

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single forest reserve in southeastern Brazil

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Field inventory of leaf-litter ant genera in a forest reserve.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 17:25:15; freshness should be verified

Geography

Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande (RFMG), São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil