Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Physarum leucopus

Key Differences

  • Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Mycetozoa
Class Reptilia (réptil) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Testudines (Tartaruga) Physarales (Physarales)
Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Physaraceae
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Physarum
Species Chelonia mydas Physarum leucopus

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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 and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.

Physarum leucopus e um mixomiceto (mofo plasmodial) na familia Physaridae, produzindo esporangios com caules palidos ou esbranquicados como implicado por seu nome de especie. E encontrado em madeira em decomposicao e detritos vegetais em ambientes florestais umidos. Seu status de conservacao nao e avaliado.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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