vs Green Sea Turtle

Carbonicola myrmecina compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Vulnerable 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	Lecanorales (레카노라목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Carbonicolaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Carbonicola	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Carbonicola myrmecina	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Carbonicola myrmecina는 제한적인 분포와 안정적이고 방해받지 않은 서식지에 대한 의존성을 반영하여 취약(VU)으로 평가된 고착성 지의류입니다. 노출된 규산질 암석에서 자라며 토지 이용 및 미기후 변화에 민감합니다. 취약 지정은 암석 거주 지의류 군집을 위한 서식지 보존의 중요성을 강조합니다.