Elm Leech vs Sumatran orangutan

Hypsizygus ulmarius compared with Pongo abelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm Leech	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hypsizygus	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Hypsizygus ulmarius	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm Leech	Sumatran orangutan
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.