Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Pycnora sorophora

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)	Candelariomycetes (Candelariomycetes)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Candelariales (Candelariales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Pycnoraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Pycnora
Species	Chelonia mydas	Pycnora sorophora

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

DD — Data Deficient

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Pycnora sorophora e um pequeno liquen crustoso com talo de cor cinza-esverdeado palido a amarelado, que produz soredios granulares como estrutura reprodutiva principal. Habita a casca de coniferas antigas e arvores de folha caduca de casca lisa em florestas temperadas e boreais umidas da Europa. Este liquen esta associado a micro-habitats estaveis de florestas antigas.