Golden Ear vs Green Sea Turtle

Naematelia aurantia compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

Golden Ear is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Ear	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	Tremellomycetes (銀耳綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Tremellales (银耳目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Naemateliaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Naematelia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Naematelia aurantia	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Golden Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.