vs Green Sea Turtle

Geopora tenuis 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 Pezizomycetes (チャワンタケ綱) Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order Pezizales (チャワンタケ目) Testudines (カメ)
Family Pyronemataceae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Geopora Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Geopora tenuis 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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Geopora tenuis はPyronemataceae科の地下または半地下のコップ菌で準絶滅危惧(NT)と評価されている。森林生息地の土壌表面またはすぐ下で薄壁の目立たない子実体を形成する。準絶滅危惧の状態は未攪乱の成熟した森林土壌への依存を反映している可能性がある。

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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