black-shanked douc vs Green Sea Turtle

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-shanked douc	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Pygathrix	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.