Green Sea Turtle vs
Chelonia mydas compared with Porpidia flavicunda
Key Differences
- Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Data Deficient.
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) | Lecideales (Lecideales) |
| Family | Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) | Lecideaceae |
| Genus | Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) | Porpidia |
| Species | Chelonia mydas | Porpidia flavicunda |
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.
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.
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.
Porpidia flavicunda e um liquen crustoso com um talo areolado palido amarelado a cinza-esverdeado portando apotecios lecideinos escuros em rocha siliciosa. Habita faces de rocha expostas e acidas, rochedos e muros de pedra em ambientes temperados e montanos. Este liquen erosiona lentamente seu substrato mineral e contribui para a colonizacao de superficies rochosas.
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