What kind of animals are earthworms?

Asked by: Jennifer Wallner

Both worms and insects are classified under the Kingdom Animalia. The animal kingdom is split into two groups: vertebrate, animals with a backbone, and invertebrate, animals without a backbone. Both worms and insects are invertebrates.

Is an earthworm an insect?

Worms are not insects; they are animals. The fact that both insects and worms come under the Animalia kingdom does not mean worms are insects. Worms are invertebrates that lack a backbone. Insects, on the other hand, have an exoskeleton.

Is earthworm a reptile or mammal?

Answer. it is not a reptile it is an invertebrate.

Are earthworms mammals?

They are not mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds or insects, so what are they? Earthworms have no eyes but can sense light. Animals can be divided into two categories: vertebrates (animals with backbones) and invertebrates (animals without backbones).

What family is the earthworm in?

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Are earthworms arthropods?

Arthropods are part of the group of invertebrates because they have no spinal column. Other tiny animals are not arthropods. Earthworms have bodies composed of many segments, but have no legs. They belong to the phylum Annelidae.

Are earthworms herbivores?

Earthworms eat a range of matter. In Earthworms, by Sims and Gerard (1985), most earthworms are described as omnivorous (eating plants and animals). However they better described as detritivores (eating decaying plant and animal matter).

What kind of invertebrates is worm?

Worms are members of several invertebrate phyla, including Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Annelida (segmented worms), Nemertea (ribbon worms), Nematoda (roundworms, pinworms, etc.), Sipuncula (peanutworms), Echiura (spoonworms), Acanthocephala (spiny-headed worms), Pogonophora (beardworms), and Chaetognatha (arrowworms).