Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander vs Green Sea Turtle

Thorius narisovalis compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Amphibia (برمائيات)	Reptilia (زواحف)
Order	Caudata (سلمندر)	Testudines (سلحفاة)
Family	Plethodontidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Thorius	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Thorius narisovalis	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. 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.

Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander

The Cerro San Felipe Pigmy Salamander (Thorius narisovalis) is a species in the genus Thorius. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇽 Mexico