Green Sea Turtle vs Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort

Chelonia mydas compared with Hydrocotyle umbellata

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Araliaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Hydrocotyle
Species	Chelonia mydas	Hydrocotyle umbellata

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	80 years	—
Average Length	1.2 m	—
Average Weight	200.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Cuba, and Thailand.

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.