Blunt-Lobed Grapefern vs Green Sea Turtle

Sceptridium oneidense compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Blunt-Lobed Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Lobed Grapefern	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Testudines (Schildkröten)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Sceptridium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Sceptridium oneidense	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Lobed Grapefern	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

The Blunt-Lobed Grapefern (Sceptridium oneidense) is a species in the genus Sceptridium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.