Elm Leech vs Pied Tamarin

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Saguinus bicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Pied Tamarin
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	Saguinus
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Pied Tamarin
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.