Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Lachnum carneolum

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Lachnaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Lachnum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Lachnum carneolum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.

Lachnum carneolum is a small discomycete fungus in the family Hyaloscyphaceae, producing tiny, flesh-coloured, hairy apothecia on decaying plant matter. It is saprotrophic, found on dead herbaceous stems and leaf litter in moist habitats. Its conservation status is not evaluated.