Bloody-Heart Lichen vs Green Sea Turtle

Mycoblastus sanguinarius compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Bloody-Heart Lichen is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloody-Heart Lichen	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Tephromelataceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Mycoblastus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Mycoblastus sanguinarius	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Bloody-Heart Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloody-Heart Lichen	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloody-Heart Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Bloody-Heart Lichen

The Bloody-Heart Lichen (Mycoblastus sanguinarius) is a species in the genus Mycoblastus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.