Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Trichia contorta

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mycetozoa
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Trichiales (ケホコリ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Trichiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Trichia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Trichia contorta

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

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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。

Trichia contortaは腐朽木、特に新たに倒れた丸太の初期遷移段階で小さな円筒形〜洋梨形の子嚢果の集まりを形成する変形菌である。子嚢内の捻れた弾糸（吸湿性コイル状糸）によって識別され、胞子散布を助ける。北半球の温帯および亜寒帯林に分布する。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil