Chestnut-backed Buttonquail vs Green Sea Turtle

Turnix castanotus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Buttonquail is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Turnicidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Turnix	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Turnix castanotus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Buttonquail	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

The Chestnut-backed Buttonquail (Turnix castanotus) is a species in the genus Turnix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.