blood worm vs Earthworm

Lumbricus rubellus compared with Lumbricus meliboeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blood worm	Earthworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class same	Clitellata (Clitellata)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order same	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family same	Lumbricidae	Lumbricidae
Genus same	Lumbricus	Lumbricus
Species	Lumbricus rubellus	Lumbricus meliboeus

Evolutionary Relationship

blood worm and Earthworm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lumbricus.

Conservation Status

blood worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Earthworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blood worm	Earthworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blood worm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Earthworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

blood worm

The Blood worm (Lumbricus rubellus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States