delicate germanderwort vs Green Sea Turtle

Riccardia multifida compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	delicate germanderwort	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Metzgeriales (叉苔目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Aneuraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Riccardia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Riccardia multifida	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered 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.