vs Green Sea Turtle

Cortinarius bivelus 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	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cortinarius	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cortinarius bivelus	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, Sweden, 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.

Cortinarius bivelus é um fungo agaricáceo micorrízico da família Cortinariaceae, avaliado como Dados Insuficientes (DD). Tal como outros membros do género, forma associações ectomicorrízicas com árvores florestais e produz um característico véu tipo teia de aranha quando jovem. Dados insuficientes sobre a sua distribuição e tamanho populacional impedem uma avaliação de conservação fiável.