Green Sea Turtle vs Lästiger Schwimmfarn

Chelonia mydas compared with Salvinia molesta

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Lästiger Schwimmfarn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Lästiger Schwimmfarn
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Reptilia (Reptilien)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Testudines (Schildkröten)	Salviniales (Schwimmfarnartige)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Salvinia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Salvinia molesta

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lästiger Schwimmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Lästiger Schwimmfarn
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.

Lästiger Schwimmfarn

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).