vs Green Sea Turtle

Disciseda candida compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered 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	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Disciseda	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Disciseda candida	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

CR — Critically 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

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 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.

Disciseda candidaは、成熟時に地下の基部から分離する白色からクリーム色の扁平な球形子実体を持つ小型のホコリタケ類似腹菌類である。中東欧の乾燥した石灰質・砂質土壌、ステップおよび乾燥草原環境に生息する。この腐生菌は乾燥草原土壌で有機物を分解し、紙状の外被が裂けると胞子を飛散させる。