vs Green Sea Turtle

Calogaya biatorina compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Teloschistaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Calogaya	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Calogaya biatorina	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

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Calogaya biatorina é um líquen crustoso da família Teloschistaceae, avaliado como Em Perigo (EN). Cresce sobre superfícies rochosas expostas ao sol e é sensível a perturbações do habitat e mudanças na qualidade do ar. Seu status Em Perigo reflete o declínio de habitats rochosos estáveis e não poluídos em toda a sua área de distribuição.