Elm Leech vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Cardiocranius
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.