Green Sea Turtle vs White Stalk Puffball

Chelonia mydas compared with Tulostoma niveum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	White Stalk Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Tulostoma
Species	Chelonia mydas	Tulostoma niveum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

White Stalk Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	White Stalk Puffball
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.

White Stalk Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.