vs Green Sea Turtle

Conocybe siliginea compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Least Concern 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	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Bolbitiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Conocybe	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Conocybe siliginea	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

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.

Conocybe siliginea é um pequeno e delicado cogumelo caracterizado pelo seu chapéu cónico de cor castanho-canela e o esguio estipe com anel. Cresce em solos ricos em nutrientes, relvados e zonas com erva na Europa e América do Norte. Este fungo saprotrófico decompõe matéria orgânica no solo, aparecendo frequentemente após chuva no final da primavera e no verão.