Elm Leech vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Macroglossus
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.