chestnut worm vs Great Jerboa

Lumbricus castaneus compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• chestnut worm is Not Evaluated while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut worm	Great Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Clitellata (Clitellata)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lumbricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lumbricus	Allactaga
Species	Lumbricus castaneus	Allactaga major

Evolutionary Relationship

chestnut worm and Great Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut worm	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut worm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

chestnut worm

The chestnut worm (Lumbricus castaneus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.