vs Green Sea Turtle

Diplotomma pharcidium 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	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Diplotomma	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	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 Denmark, 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.

Diplotomma pharcidium é um líquen crustáceo com talo acinzentado portando apotécios lecideínos escuros sobre casca e rocha calcárea. Habita antigas superfícies de rocha calcárea e calcário intemperizado em ambientes europeus temperados. Este líquen é sensível à poluição atmosférica e é encontrado principalmente em áreas com baixa deposição de nitrogênio.