Elm Leech vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Mexican Long-tongued 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Choeronycteris
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Mexican Long-tongued 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.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.