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

# Compact Jumping Worm

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

- Scientific name: *Amynthas tokioensis*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- 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=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).