Green Sea Turtle vs Warty Wax-Lichen

Chelonia mydas compared with Thelenella modesta

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Warty Wax-Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Warty Wax-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)
Order	Testudines (черепахи)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Thelenellaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Thelenella
Species	Chelonia mydas	Thelenella modesta

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Warty Wax-Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Warty Wax-Lichen
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.

Warty Wax-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.