Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Postia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Postia lowei

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

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Postia loweiは腐朽した針葉樹木材に毎年棚状の子実体を形成する白色からクリーム色の軟らかいホウ菌類である。枯れた倒木や切り株に生え、亜寒帯および山地の針葉樹林に生息する。この褐色腐朽腐生菌類は針葉樹木材のセルロースを分解し、特徴的な褐色の角状腐朽を残す。