vs Green Sea Turtle

Butyriboletus fechtneri compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Testudines (tortue)
Family	Boletaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Butyriboletus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Butyriboletus fechtneri	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

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

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Butyriboletus fechtneri is a bolete fungus distinguished by its pale, whitish to yellowish cap and stout stem with a fine network pattern. It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with broadleaf trees, particularly oaks and beeches, in temperate European forests. This species is classified as Endangered due to habitat loss from forest degradation and the decline of old-growth deciduous woodlands.