---
title: "Quincunx Earthworm"
description: "Pontoscolex corethrurus — Other animals. Pontoscolex corethrurus is an earthworm in the genus Pontoscolex."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/quincunx-earthworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Quincunx Earthworm

> Pontoscolex corethrurus — Other animals. Pontoscolex corethrurus is an earthworm in the genus Pontoscolex.

- Scientific name: *Pontoscolex corethrurus*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 350
- Wikidata: [Q5143831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5143831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [196391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/196391)

## Names

- en: Quincunx Earthworm

## Countries with the most observations

BR (37), AU (20), SG (16), TW (14), MY (11), IN (10), CR (8), HN (8), MX (5), PR (5), EC (4), ID (4)

## Summary

Pontoscolex corethrurus is an earthworm in the genus Pontoscolex. It has a circumtropical distribution, although it originates in the Neotropics, probably in the Guiana Plateau.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoscolex_corethrurus

## Photo

![Quincunx Earthworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/quincunx-earthworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lucas Rodrigues · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258140724

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/quincunx-earthworm?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).