Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Physarum viride

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 viride

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 viride e um mixomiceto vibrante (mofo limoso) que produz pequenos esporangios amarelo-verdes brilhantes em materia organica em decomposicao, incluindo madeira morta, folhas e detritos em habitats florestais. Como todas as especies de Physarum, passa parte de sua vida como um plasmodio multinucleado que rasteja pelos substratos para englobar particulas alimentares. Esta especie e encontrada em florestas umidas em zonas temperadas e tropicais.