Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Uromyces junci

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Uromyces
Species	Chelonia mydas	Uromyces junci

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Uromyces junci e um fungo ferrugem que parasita juncos (especies de Juncus), causando lesoes pustulosas de cor marrom-alaranjado em caules e folhas de suas plantas hospedeiras em habitats de zonas umidas e margens de agua. Este biotrofo obrigado depende inteiramente de tecido hospedeiro vivo para completar seu ciclo de vida. Distribui-se por regioes temperadas da Europa e alem, onde quer que ocorram hospedeiros Juncus adequados em ambientes umidos.