Alagoas Curassow vs Green Sea Turtle

Mitu mitu compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Alagoas Curassow is Extinct in the Wild while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alagoas Curassow	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Cracidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Mitu	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Mitu mitu	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Alagoas Curassow and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alagoas Curassow

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alagoas Curassow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Alagoas Curassow

The Alagoas Curassow (Mitu mitu) is a species in the genus Mitu. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also fo.

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.