Golden Specklebelly vs Green Sea Turtle

Pseudocyphellaria crocata compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Golden Specklebelly is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Specklebelly	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Lobariaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Pseudocyphellaria	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Pseudocyphellaria crocata	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Golden Specklebelly

VU — Vulnerable

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Specklebelly	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Specklebelly

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

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.