Elm Leech vs Madagascan fruit bat

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Madagascan 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	Eidolon
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Madagascan 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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.