Custard Apple vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Annona symphyocarpa compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

Custard Apple is Least Concern while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Custard Apple	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Annonaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Annona	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Annona symphyocarpa	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

Custard Apple

LC — Least Concern

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Custard Apple	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Custard Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.