Dataset Details - Ants of Ireland
A dataset consisting of all known records of the ants in Ireland
27/06/2023
02/03/2026
To assess the distribution and status of Ireland's ant species for the production of an Irish Red List
These records have been collated from peer-reviewed publications as well as verified records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre
The island of Ireland
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High- Data has been obtained from published, peer-reviewed sources and validated online record submissions
Complete
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Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Ants of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 12 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/367
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Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
Owen Beckett
National Biodiversity Data Centre, SETU West Campus, Waterford
+353 51 306240
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Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 993 |
| Year | 100 |
| Month | 41 |
| Day Range | 7 |
1849
2025
Record Statistics
1141
568
23
1
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 809 |
| 1km | 307 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 25 |
| 50km | 0 |
Surveys
| SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
| County | Name of administrative county within which the record was made |
| Habitat description | A description of the habitat in which the organism was recorded |
| Source | Original source of data |
| Vice-county | The name of the Watsonian (botanical) vice-county within which the record was made |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
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