Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Peniophorella echinocystis

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Peniophorella
Species	Chelonia mydas	Peniophorella echinocystis

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle
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.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.

Peniophorella echinocystis is a corticioid fungus assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), reflecting extreme rarity and highly restricted occurrence. It grows as a thin resupinate crust on dead wood in mature or ancient forest habitats. Its critically endangered status highlights the urgent conservation need for old-growth forest with standing and fallen deadwood.