Leatherback Sea Turtle vs

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Trechispora microspora

Key Differences

Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Testudines (черепахи)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Trechispora
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

LC — Least Concern

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

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.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback is the largest living turtle and the fourth-heaviest reptile. Unlike other turtles, it has a soft, leathery shell.

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.