Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Ridged Tooth

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Hydnellum
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback is the largest living turtle and the fourth-heaviest reptile. Unlike other turtles, it has a soft, leathery shell.