Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Hydropus trichoderma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Reptilia (réptil) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Testudines (Tartaruga) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Mycenaceae
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Hydropus
Species Chelonia mydas Hydropus trichoderma

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

EN — Endangered

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

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.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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

A tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas) é uma das maiores tartarugas marinhas. Seu nome vem da cor verde da cartilagem e gordura, não do casco.

Hydropus trichoderma é um pequeno cogumelo saprotrófico com um estipe delicado e esguio e um chapéu pálido e convexo que cresce em detritos lenhosos em decomposição em habitats florestais. É registrado em florestas europeias temperadas e contribui para a decomposição da madeira em ecossistemas florestais. Seu status Em Perigo reflete raridade e o declínio de florestas maduras não perturbadas com madeira morta adequada.

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