vs Green Sea Turtle

Buellia ocellata compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Near Threatened while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Buellia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Buellia ocellata	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 Denmark, 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.

Buellia ocellata는 밝은 회색에서 흰색의 areolate 엽상체와 밝은 부분이 둘러싸인 검은 자실체를 지닌 고착성 지의류입니다. 온대 유럽 산림의 오래된 낙엽수와 매끄러운 껍질의 침엽수에 서식합니다. 이 지의류는 대기 질 변화에 민감하며 고목이 있는 고대 산림과 관련이 있습니다.