Elm Leech vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Aeretes
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Aeretes melanopterus

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
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.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.