vs Green Sea Turtle

Disciseda candida compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Disciseda	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Disciseda candida	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

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

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 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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

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.

Disciseda candida是一种小型马勃状腹菌，具有白色至奶油色的扁平球形子实体，成熟时从地下基部脱落。生活于中东欧干燥石灰质和沙质土壤的草原和干旱草地环境。这种腐生真菌在干旱草地土壤中分解有机质，当纸状外被开裂时散播孢子。