vs Green Sea Turtle

Geastrum melanocephalum compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Geastraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Geastrum	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Geastrum melanocephalum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

EN — 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

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.

Geastrum melanocephalum은 Geastraceae과의 별모양버섯으로 위기(EN)로 평가된다. 어두운 갓의 포자낭을 지닌 특징적인 별 모양의 자실체를 생성하며, 안정적이고 교란되지 않은 초지와 산림 가장자리 서식지에서 발견된다. 위기 등급은 서식지 교란과 전통적 토지 관리 방식의 쇠퇴에 대한 민감성을 반영한다.