vs Green Sea Turtle

Geastrum melanocephalum compared with Chelonia mydas

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	Geastrales (地星目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Geastraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Geastrum	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Geastrum melanocephalum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

EN — 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

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.

Geastrum melanocephalum 是Geastraceae科的一种地星菌，被评估为濒危（EN）。产生具有深色帽状孢囊的特征性星形子实体，生长在稳定未受干扰的草地和林缘生境中。濒危状态反映了其对生境干扰和传统土地管理方式衰退的敏感性。