Green Sea Turtle vs Jacona lamprey

Chelonia mydas compared with Tetrapleurodon geminis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Jacona lamprey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Reptilia (Reptilien)	Petromyzonti (Petromyzonti)
Order	Testudines (Schildkröten)	Petromyzontiformes (Neunaugen)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Petromyzontidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Tetrapleurodon
Species	Chelonia mydas	Tetrapleurodon geminis

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Jacona lamprey share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Jacona lamprey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Jacona lamprey
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.

Jacona lamprey

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.