vs Green Sea Turtle

Calycellina chlorinella compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Pezizellaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Calycellina	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Calycellina chlorinella	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Calycellina chlorinella es un pequeño hongo discomiceto de la familia Hyaloscyphaceae, evaluado como Preocupación Menor (LC). Produce pequeños apotecios de color amarillo-verdoso pálido sobre tallos de plantas muertas y material herbáceo en hábitats húmedos. Es saprotrófico y está ampliamente distribuido en regiones templadas.

Green Sea Turtle

La tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) es una de las tortugas marinas más grandes. Su nombre proviene del color verde de su cartílago y grasa, no del caparazón.