Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Shingled Rock Shield

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while Shingled Rock Shield is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Shingled Rock Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Lecanorales (레카노라목)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Shingled Rock Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Shingled Rock Shield
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shingled Rock Shield

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 (Colombia).

Leatherback Sea Turtle

장수거북은 현존하는 가장 큰 거북이자 네 번째로 무거운 파충류입니다. 다른 거북과 달리 딱딱한 등갑이 없고 부드럽고 가죽 같은 껍질을 가집니다.