Green Sea Turtle vs yellow latan

Chelonia mydas compared with Latania verschaffeltii

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while yellow latan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	yellow latan
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Reptilia (زواحف)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Testudines (سلحفاة)	Arecales (فوفليات)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Arecaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Latania
Species	Chelonia mydas	Latania verschaffeltii

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

yellow latan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	yellow latan
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.

yellow latan

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Seychelles and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically 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.