Green Sea Turtle vs yesquero extendido

Chelonia mydas compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while yesquero extendido is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	yesquero extendido
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Ganoderma
Species	Chelonia mydas	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

yesquero extendido

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	yesquero extendido
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.

yesquero extendido

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil