vs Green Sea Turtle

Disciseda candida compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Disciseda	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Disciseda candida	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

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

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 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Disciseda candida는 성숙 시 지하 기저부에서 분리되는 흰색 내지 크림색의 납작한 구형 자실체를 가진 소형 연기버섯 유사 복균류이다. 중동부 유럽의 건조한 석회질 및 사질 토양, 스텝 및 건조 초원 환경에 서식한다. 이 부생성 균류는 건조 초원 토양에서 유기물을 분해하며 종이 같은 외피가 갈라질 때 포자를 분산시킨다.