Elm Leech vs Mentawai Langur

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Presbytis potenziani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Presbytis
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Presbytis potenziani

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Mentawai Langur
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.