blood worm vs chestnut worm

Lumbricus rubellus compared with Lumbricus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blood worm	chestnut worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Annelida (환형동물)	Annelida (환형동물)
Class same	Clitellata (환대강)	Clitellata (환대강)
Order same	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family same	Lumbricidae	Lumbricidae
Genus same	Lumbricus	Lumbricus
Species	Lumbricus rubellus	Lumbricus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blood worm

NE — Not Evaluated

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blood worm	chestnut worm
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).

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.

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States