Blue-throated Hillstar vs Green Sea Turtle

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Blue-throated Hillstar is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-throated Hillstar	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)	Testudines (Schildkröten)
Family	Trochilidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Oreotrochilus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-throated Hillstar and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Blue-throated Hillstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-throated Hillstar	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-throated Hillstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

The Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) is a species in the genus Oreotrochilus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeogra

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.