Elm Leech vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Kosrae Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Kosrae Flying Fox
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.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.