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title: "Gilt-tail"
description: "Bimastos rubidus — Andere dieren. Bimastos rubidus is a species of earthworm in the family Lumbricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gilt-tail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gilt-tail

> Bimastos rubidus — Andere dieren. Bimastos rubidus is a species of earthworm in the family Lumbricidae.

- Scientific name: *Bimastos rubidus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 177
- Wikidata: [Q61630404](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61630404)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1245227](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1245227)

## Names

- en: Gilt-tail
- fr: Lombric à queue pâle

## Countries with the most observations

US (37), DE (33), GB (9), CA (8), FR (6), PL (5), RU (5), AT (4), BE (4), NZ (4), ES (3)

## Summary

Bimastos rubidus is a species of earthworm in the family Lumbricidae. Formerly placed in its own genus and referred to as Dendrodrilus rubidus, it is now believed to be a member of the genus Bimastos. It is a widespread introduced species, occurring on every continent except Antarctica, as well as many islands. Though originally believed to be native to Europe, fossil and genetic evidence suggests that it actually originated in North America. It is sometimes used to produce vermicompost and as fishing bait, and is marketed under many nonspecific names, including red wiggler, jumping red wiggler, red trout worm, jumbo…

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

## Photo

![Gilt-tail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gilt-tail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hubert Sztyler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332778240

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gilt-tail?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).