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title: "Lombriz perrona"
description: "Eisenia fetida — Outros animais. Eisenia fetida, known under various common names such as manure worm, redworm, brandling worm, panfish worm, trout worm, tiger worm, red wiggler worm, etc., is a species of earthworm adapted to decaying organic material."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/redworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lombriz perrona

> Eisenia fetida — Outros animais. Eisenia fetida, known under various common names such as manure worm, redworm, brandling worm, panfish worm, trout worm, tiger worm, red wiggler worm, etc., is a species of earthworm adapted to decaying organic material.

- Scientific name: *Eisenia fetida*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 3148
- Wikidata: [Q1501422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1501422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [127409](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127409)

## Names

- en: Redworm
- de: Kompostwurm
- es: Lombriz tigre eurasiática
- fr: Ver du fumier
- pt: Lombriz perrona
- pl: Kompostowiec różowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (326), CA (67), RU (47), GB (45), NZ (35), DE (26), FR (25), ES (15), PT (14), KZ (7), AU (6), UA (6)

## Summary

Eisenia fetida, known under various common names such as manure worm, redworm, brandling worm, panfish worm, trout worm, tiger worm, red wiggler worm, etc., is a species of earthworm adapted to decaying organic material. These worms thrive in rotting vegetation, compost, and manure. They are epigean, rarely found in soil. In this trait, they resemble  Lumbricus rubellus.
The worm is reddish-brown in color, has small rings around its body, and has a yellowish tail.  Groups of bristles (called setae) on each segment of the worm move in and out to grip nearby surfaces as it stretches and contracts its muscles to push…

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

## Photo

![Lombriz perrona](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/redworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quillipede · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304983705

## Machine access

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