Elm Leech vs Pilbara ningaui

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• Elm Leech is Critically Endangered while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Ningaui
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Pilbara ningaui
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.

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.