vs Green Sea Turtle

Calicium adspersum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Calicium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Calicium adspersum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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 and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Calicium adspersum はCaliciaceae科のピン地衣類で、危急（VU）と評価されています。古木の樹皮の乾燥した日当たりの良い部分に生育し、特に人為攪乱のない古い林地環境に見られます。マザエジウムと呼ばれる胞子の粉末塊を含む有柄子嚢盤を形成し、古木の消失によって脅かされています。