vs Green Sea Turtle

Coltricia confluens compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Coltricia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Coltricia confluens	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Coltricia confluens é um poliporo estipitado de cor castanha com zonas concêntricas na superfície aveludada do chapéu e um pedúnculo central delgado, por vezes fundindo-se com chapéus adjacentes. Cresce em solos arenosos em florestas abertas de coníferas e mistas em regiões temperadas e boreais. Este fungo ectomicorrízico forma parcerias de troca de nutrientes com raízes de árvores, particularmente pinheiros e carvalhos.