Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Penicillium expansum

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Eurotiomycetes (散囊菌綱)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Eurotiales (散囊菌目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Aspergillaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Penicillium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Penicillium expansum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

绿海龟是最大的海龟之一。其名称源于软骨和脂肪的绿色，而非龟壳的颜色。

扩展青霉（Penicillium expansum）是一种无处不在的蓝绿色霉菌，以引起苹果、梨等仁果类果实的蓝霉腐烂而臭名昭著。广泛分布于全球温带和亚热带地区的土壤、腐烂植物体和储藏果实中。这种腐生真菌能产生霉菌毒素展青霉素，并分解食品和植物体中的复杂有机化合物。