vs Green Sea Turtle

Calogaya biatorina compared with Chelonia mydas

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 Teloschistales (Teloschistales) Testudines (カメ)
Family Teloschistaceae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Calogaya Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Calogaya biatorina 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

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Calogaya biatorina はTeloschistaceae科の痂状地衣類で、絶滅危惧(EN)と評価されています。日当たりの良い岩石表面に生育し、生息地の攪乱や大気質の変化に敏感です。分布域全体で安定した未汚染の岩石生息地が減少していることが絶滅危惧の理由です。

Green Sea Turtle

アオウミガメは最も大きなウミガメの一つです。甲羅ではなく軟骨と脂肪の緑色に由来して名付けられました。

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