vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Entoloma bryorum compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Entolomataceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Entoloma	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Entoloma bryorum	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Entoloma bryorum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, growing in association with mosses (bryophytes) in humid, undisturbed habitats. Like other members of the diverse genus Entoloma, it produces pink spores and may have saprotrophic or mycorrhizal associations. Its conservation status is not evaluated.