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title: "Compact Jumping Worm"
description: "Amynthas tokioensis — Otros animales. Amynthas tokioensis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/compact-jumping-worm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Compact Jumping Worm

> Amynthas tokioensis — Otros animales. Amynthas tokioensis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae.

- Scientific name: *Amynthas tokioensis*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 139
- iNaturalist taxon: [897850](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/897850)

## Names

- en: Compact Jumping Worm

## Countries with the most observations

US (118)

## Summary

Amynthas tokioensis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae. It is native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It is an invasive species in North America.
These worms engage in parthenogenetic reproduction.

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

## Photo

![Compact Jumping Worm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/compact-jumping-worm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brittany Killingbeck · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/308215176

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/compact-jumping-worm?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).