Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis

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) Stemonitidales
Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Stemonitidaceae
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Stemonitopsis
Species Chelonia mydas Stemonitopsis gracilis

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

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Stemonitopsis gracilis e um mixomiceto de pedunculo esbelto que produz delicados esporangios em forma de fio com uma columela gracil e um fino capilicio, crescendo sobre material vegetal em decomposicao em habitats florestais umidos. Seus corpos frutiferos estao entre os mais elegantes de todas as especies de fungos mucilaginosos. Este organismo esta amplamente distribuido em florestas temperadas e tropicais umidas.

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