Elm Leech vs Kouprey

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Bos sauveli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Kouprey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Kouprey
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.

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.