vs Green Sea Turtle

Craterium leucocephalum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Physarales (モジホコリ目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Physaraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Craterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Craterium leucocephalum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Craterium leucocephalumは湿った日陰の森林生息地の落ち葉、樹皮、植物残骸に育つ、白い蓋が特徴の有柄カップ状胞子嚢を形成する変形菌類である。胞子形成に有利な条件のときに大雨の後に子実体が現れる。この種は世界中の温帯と熱帯の森林に広く分布している。