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title: "Gewone regenworm"
description: "Lumbricus terrestris — Andere dieren. Lumbricus terrestris is a large, reddish worm species thought to be native to Western Europe, now widely distributed around the world (along with several other lumbricids)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/nightcrawler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewone regenworm

> Lumbricus terrestris — Andere dieren. Lumbricus terrestris is a large, reddish worm species thought to be native to Western Europe, now widely distributed around the world (along with several other lumbricids).

- Scientific name: *Lumbricus terrestris*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `urban` (Steden en tuinen), `farm` (Boerderij)
- iNaturalist observations: 10040
- Wikidata: [Q30092](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30092)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81545](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81545)

## Names

- en: Nightcrawler
- de: Tauwurm
- es: Lombriz de tierra europea
- fr: Ver de terre commun
- nl: Gewone regenworm
- pl: Dżdżownica ziemna

## Countries with the most observations

US (2743), CA (821), RU (263), DE (175), GB (144), AT (90), FR (80), UA (78), PL (77), FI (64), CZ (39), DK (36)

## Summary

Lumbricus terrestris is a large, reddish worm species thought to be native to Western Europe, now widely distributed around the world (along with several other lumbricids). In some areas where it is an introduced species, some people consider it to be a significant pest for out-competing native worms.
Through much of Europe, it is the largest naturally occurring species of earthworm, typically reaching 20 to 25 cm in length when extended.

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

## Photo

![Gewone regenworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nightcrawler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38447046

## Machine access

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