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European Medicinal Leech

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Regional in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hirudo medicinalis
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Austria Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Denmark Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Hungary Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Norway Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Turkey Species List, United Kingdom Species List, North Atlantic Species List, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia DA, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, and United States Species List
Hirudo medicinalis
Recognized by CalPhotos, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, OBIS environmental data records, and Kristan 2019
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and GBIF national node type records Sweden
Hirudo medicinalis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, and Global Biotic Interactions
Hirudo medicinalis
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, Invertebrate phenology, and Habitat data for aquatic invertebrates
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by IUCN, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Hirudo officinalis
Synonym according to CITES
Hirudo orientalis
Synonym according to CITES

Common Names

English

Medicinal leech
prefer
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
Medicinal Leech
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Northern Medicinal Leech
prefer
Recognized by CITES
European Medicinal Leech preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
medicinal leech
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Leech
prefer
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Arabic

علقة طبية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

բժշկական տզրուկ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

sanixuela preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Izain preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Медыцынская п'яўка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Gelaouenn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

медицинска пиявица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

歐洲醫蛭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

pijavka lékařská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Lægeigle preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Medicinale bloedzuiger preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
medicinale bloedzuiger
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Estonian

Apteegikaan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Iilimato
prefer
Recognized by admin
Verijuotikas preferred
Recognized by CITES and admin
verijuotikas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Sangsue Officinale preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Sangsue médicinale
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Sangsue comepollas
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
sangsue médicinale
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Sambesuga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Medizinischer Blutegel preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Hebrew

עלוקה רפואית preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

orvosi pióca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Lækningaigla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Sanguisuga comune
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Sanguisughe
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Sanguisuga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

医用ビル preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
医療用ヒル preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಲೀಚ್ ಥೆರಪಿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Медициналык сүлүк preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

히루도 메디키날리스 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Medicininė dėlė preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

медицинска пијавица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നീരട്ട preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Bitjwirem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Blodigle preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
blodigle preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

زالودرمانی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Pijawka lekarska preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Медицинская пиявка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sardinian

Ambesue preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

европска медицинска пијавица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Sanguijuela preferred
Recognized by CITES
Zdravljenje s pijavkami preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

medicinsk blodigel
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Blodigel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Шуллук preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Європейська медична п'явка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Tibbiy zuluk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Đỉa trâu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

علقه طبيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Медицин цӹвӹтӓн preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

европска медицинска пијавица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vro

Kirriv pütäl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

菲擬醫蛭 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Annelida
Pleistoannelida
Sedentaria
Clitellata
Hirudinea
Euhirudinea
Arhynchobdellida
Hirudiniformes
Hirudinidae
Hirudo
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Annelida
Pleistoannelida
Sedentaria
Clitellata
Hirudinea
Euhirudinea
Arhynchobdellida
Hirudiniformes
Hirudinidae
Hirudo
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Annelida
Sedentaria
Clitellata
Hirudinea
Euhirudinea
Arhynchobdellida
Hirudiniformes
Hirudinidae
Hirudo
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Annelida
Clitellata
Arhynchobdellida
Hirudinidae
Hirudo Linnaeus 1758
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hirudo aequinoctialis Peters 1854
Hirudo asiatica
Hirudo assimilis Baird 1869
Hirudo belcheri Baird 1869
Hirudo ceylanica Blainville
Hirudo chavesi
Hirudo elegans Grube 1867
Hirudo inconcinna Baird 1869
Hirudo lowei Baird 1869
Hirudo luzoni Kinberg 1866
Hirudo maculata Baird 1869
Hirudo maculosa Grube 1866
Hirudo nipponia Whitman 1886
Hirudo novemstriata Grube 1867
Hirudo orientalis Utevsky & Trontelj 2005
Hirudo semicarinata Baird 1869
Hirudo sjoestedti Johansson 1910
Hirudo sjostedti
Hirudo sulukii Saglam, Saunders, Lang & Shain 2016
Hirudo timorensis
Hirudo trifasciata Ehrenberg 1854
Hirudo troctina Johnson 1816
Hirudo verbana Carena 1820

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Annelida
Clitellata
Lumbriculata
Hirudinida
Arhynchobdellida Blanchard 1894
Hirudiniformes Caballero 1952
Hirudinidae Whitman 1886
Hirudinariinae Whitman 1886
Hirudo Linnaeus 1758
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Annelida
Clitellata
Arhynchobdellida
Hirudinidae
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Annelida
Clitellata
Hirudinea
Hirudinida
Hirudiniformes
Hirudinidae
Hirudo
Hirudo medicinalis (this page)
Hirudo nipponia
Hirudo orientalis
Hirudo sulukii
Hirudo troctina
Hirudo verbana
unclassified Hirudo

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Annelida
Clitellata
Hirudinea
Gnathobdelliformes
Hirudinidae
Hirudo
Hirudo medicinalis (this page)
Hirudo aegyptiaca
Hirudo alpina
Hirudo australis
Hirudo bioculata
Hirudo brevis
Hirudo javanica
Hirudo marmorata
Hirudo nipponia
Hirudo orientalis
Hirudo pulchra
Hirudo quinquestriata
Hirudo sanguisorba
Hirudo sulukii
Hirudo troctina
Hirudo verbana
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