Elm Leech vs Little Pied Bat

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Little Pied 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Chalinolobus
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Little Pied 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.

Little Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.