Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Trechispora hymenocystis

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Trechispora
Species	Chelonia mydas	Trechispora hymenocystis

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

LC — Least Concern

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

Trechispora hymenocystis e um fungo corticiode resupinado que forma crostas esbranquicadas finas em madeira em decomposicao. Habita florestas temperadas e boreais, crescendo em troncos e galhos caidos de especies de latifolias e coniferas. Este fungo saprotrofico decompoe materia organica lenhosa por meio de processos de podridao branca.