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Lumbricus terrestris

Linnaeus, 1758

Nighcrawler

GNRUnranked Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.964736
Element CodeIAOLI38020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumAnnelida
ClassOligochaeta
OrderHaplotaxida
FamilyLumbricidae
GenusLumbricus
Other Common Names
Dew Worm (EN)
Concept Reference
Reynolds, J.W. and M.J. Wetzel. 2008. Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Bermuda. Megadrilogica 12(12):157-208.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
OntarioSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
Northwest TerritoriesSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Yukon TerritorySNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNANo
MontanaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
Whisky CreekInyo National Forest865
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Snake - Big WashHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,146
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Clarkston Mtn.Caribou National Forest7,099
Lewis PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest11,616
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (1)
  1. Reynolds, J.W. and M.J. Wetzel. 2008. Terrestrial Oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in North America, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Bermuda. Megadrilogica 12(12):157-208.