black-bindweed vs Green Sea Turtle

Dioscorea communis compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Dioscorea	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Dioscorea communis	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.