Earthworm  (Lumbricus terrestris)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Annelida
Class Oligochaeta
Order Lumbricina
Family Lumbricidae
Genus Lumbricus(1)
Size Length: 90-300 mm (2)
Diameter: 6-9 mm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread in Britain (1).