Fishtail Cup vs Green Sea Turtle

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Discinaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gyromitra	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green 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 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.