Green Sea Turtle vs
Chelonia mydas compared with Peniophora violaceolivida
Key Differences
- Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Least Concern.
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) | Russulales (Russulales) |
| Family | Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) | Peniophoraceae |
| Genus | Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) | Peniophora |
| Species | Chelonia mydas | Peniophora violaceolivida |
Conservation Status
Green Sea Turtle
EN — EndangeredPopulation: ~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
Green Sea Turtle
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.
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.
Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.
Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.
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.
Peniophora violaceolivida e um fungo basidiomiceto corticiado que produz corpos frutiferos lisos e resupinados (em forma de crosta) com tonalidades violetas a cinza-olivaceas na madeira morta de arvores de folha larga. E um decompositor de madeira encontrado em florestas temperadas europeias, contribuindo para a podridao branca de madeira dura. A especie e uma das muitas espcies de Peniophora que colonizam galhos mortos e troncos caidos em florestas.
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