vs Green Sea Turtle

Geoglossum alpinum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Geoglossomycetes (Geoglossomycetes)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Geoglossales (Geoglossales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Geoglossaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Geoglossum	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Geoglossum alpinum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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 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.

Geoglossum alpinum es un hongo lengua de tierra con forma de maza de la familia Geoglossaceae que crece en suelos de praderas y brezales a gran altitud. Produce cuerpos fructíferos oscuros en forma de lengua que emergen del suelo a finales del verano y en otoño.

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.