Dune Cup vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Peziza ammophila compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Cup	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Pezizaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Peziza	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Peziza ammophila	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Cup	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.