Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen vs Green Sea Turtle

Cetrelia chicitae compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cetrelia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cetrelia chicitae	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

The Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen (Cetrelia chicitae) is a species in the genus Cetrelia. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.