vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Coprinopsis phaeospora compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

is Least Concern while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Testudines (черепахи)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Coprinopsis phaeospora	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Coprinopsis phaeospora is a small, delicate inky cap mushroom with a pale grey, pleated cap and dark spores. It grows on dung, compost, and nutrient-enriched soils in temperate grasslands and woodland edges across Europe. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in dung-enriched habitats.