Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Micarea lignaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Micarea
Species	Chelonia mydas	Micarea lignaria

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

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. 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.

Micarea lignaria e um liquen crustoso pequeno com talo granular e apotecios minusculos verde-acinzentados, adaptado a substratos de madeira e casca. Cresce sobre casca acida nua, madeira e as vezes turfa em ambientes de floresta temperada e boreal. Este liquen fotosintetico obtem energia por meio de seu parceiro algal e contribui para a colonizacao de superficies de madeira.