Governor Laffan's Fern vs Green Sea Turtle

Diplazium laffanianum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Governor Laffan's Fern is Extinct in the Wild while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Governor Laffan's Fern	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Athyriaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Diplazium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Diplazium laffanianum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Governor Laffan's Fern

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Governor Laffan's Fern	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Governor Laffan's Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.

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.