Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Species code: Hs

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Halophila
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Species code: Hs
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).