Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Stemonaria pilosa

Key Differences

  • Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoo)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Mycetozoa
Class Reptilia (reptil) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises) Stemonitidales
Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Stemonitidaceae
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Stemonaria
Species Chelonia mydas Stemonaria pilosa

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.

Stemonaria pilosa es un mixomiceto (moho mucilaginoso) que produce diminutos esporangios cubiertos de finos pelos sobre material vegetal lenosoen descomposicion en entornos forestales. Al igual que otros mixomicetos, pasa por una fase plasmodial ameboide antes de formar estructuras reproductoras. Este organismo desempena un papel en la ecologia de las comunidades microbianas, alimentandose de bacterias y esporas fungicas en la hojarasca y la madera del bosque.

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