vs Green Sea Turtle

Athelia epiphylla compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Atheliales (アテリア目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Atheliaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Athelia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Athelia epiphylla	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

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

アテリア・エピフィラ（Athelia epiphylla）はアテリア科のコルチコイド菌類で、IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念（LC）に分類されている。落ち葉・リター・苔の上に薄い白色の蜘蛛の巣状の子実体を形成し、湿潤な林内環境に生育する腐生性分解者として、温帯林に広く分布する。落葉・有機物の分解を通じて森林の物質循環に貢献する重要な菌類である。