Abalone vs Green Sea Turtle

Haliotis pourtalesii compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

Abalone is Data Deficient while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abalone	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Haliotidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Haliotis	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Haliotis pourtalesii	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Abalone and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Abalone

DD — Data Deficient

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

Abalone

The Abalone (Haliotis pourtalesii) is a species in the genus Haliotis. It is classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Colombia and Cuba, inhabiting terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.