Arayat Pitogo vs Green Sea Turtle

Cycas riuminiana compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arayat Pitogo	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Cycadaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cycas	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cycas riuminiana	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Arayat Pitogo

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arayat Pitogo

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.

Arayat Pitogo

The Arayat Pitogo (Cycas riuminiana) is a species in the genus Cycas. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.