Green Sea Turtle vs Walzensporiger Fälbling

Chelonia mydas compared with Hebeloma cylindrosporum

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Walzensporiger Fälbling is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Walzensporiger Fälbling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Reptilia (Reptilien)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Testudines (Schildkröten)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Hebeloma
Species	Chelonia mydas	Hebeloma cylindrosporum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Walzensporiger Fälbling

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Walzensporiger Fälbling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Walzensporiger Fälbling

Hebeloma cylindrosporum is an agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with conifers and has been widely used in laboratory studies of mycorrhizal physiology. Limited field occurrence data make a precise conservation assessment difficult.