Amerikanischer Hummer vs Green Sea Turtle

Homarus americanus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Amerikanischer Hummer is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amerikanischer Hummer	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Malacostraca (Höhere Krebse)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Decapoda (Zehnfußkrebse)	Testudines (Schildkröten)
Family	Nephropidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Homarus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Homarus americanus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Amerikanischer Hummer and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Amerikanischer Hummer

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amerikanischer Hummer	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amerikanischer Hummer

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Amerikanischer Hummer

American Clawed Lobster (Homarus americanus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

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.