Champion Crust vs Green Sea Turtle

Bacidia schweintizii compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Champion Crust is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Champion Crust	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)
Family	Ramalinaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Bacidia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Bacidia schweintizii	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Champion Crust

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Champion Crust

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.

Champion Crust

The Champion Crust (Bacidia schweintizii) is a species in the genus Bacidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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.