vs Green Sea Turtle

Flagelloscypha punctiformis 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	Niaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Flagelloscypha	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Flagelloscypha punctiformis	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 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.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis é um pequeno fungo em forma de cálice peludo com minúsculos apotécios brancos a creme com cerdas distintas na superfície exterior. Cresce em galhos e raminhos mortos de árvores de madeira dura em florestas temperadas europeias. Este ascomiceto saprotrófico decompõe material vegetal lenhoso morto em seu habitat florestal.