vs Green Sea Turtle

Fuscopannaria mediterranea compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Near Threatened 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	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Pannariaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Fuscopannaria	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Fuscopannaria mediterranea	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

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, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Fuscopannaria mediterranea は地中海および亜地中海の樹皮・苔・土壌に暗褐灰色の葉状体を形成する小型の葉状〜鱗状地衣類である。南ヨーロッパと隣接地域の湿潤林やマキア生態系に分布し、生息地の劣化・過放牧・土地利用変化による圧力を受け準絶滅危惧と評価されている。