Brandling
Eisenia fetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Crassiclitellata |
| Family | Lumbricidae |
| Genus | Eisenia |
| Species | Eisenia fetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- Yukon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Northwest Territories
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Montana
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Bailey, V. 1933. Cave Life of Kentucky. US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, Washington, DC, USA. 256 pp.
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
- Gates, G.E. 1959. Earthworms of North American caves. National Speleological Society Bulletin 21: 77–84.
How to cite this account
Eisenia fetida (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2415. https://cavebiology.org/species/eisenia-fetida/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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