Elm Leech vs Ouistiti de Marca

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Mico marcai

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Ouistiti de Marca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Ouistiti de Marca
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Mico
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Mico marcai

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Ouistiti de Marca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Ouistiti de Marca
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.

Ouistiti de Marca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.