Green Sea Turtle vs Water fern

Chelonia mydas compared with Azolla filiculoides

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Water fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Water fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Azolla
Species	Chelonia mydas	Azolla filiculoides

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Water fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Water fern
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.

Water fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil