Elm Leech vs Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Tursiops aduncus

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Tursiops aduncus

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
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.

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan