Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Trichia contorta

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Mycetozoa
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Myxomycetes (黏菌纲)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Trichiales (团毛菌目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Trichiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Trichia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Trichia contorta

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 Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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。

Trichia contorta是一种黏菌，在腐朽木材上（尤其是新倒落原木的早期演替阶段）形成小型圆柱形至梨形孢子囊簇。以孢子囊内扭曲的弹丝（吸湿性螺旋丝）为识别特征，有助于孢子散布。分布于北半球温带和北方森林。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil