Confusing Fold Truffle vs Green Sea Turtle

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Discinaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Hydnotrya	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

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.