Green Sea Turtle vs Lanceolate Spleenwort

Chelonia mydas compared with Asplenium obovatum

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Lanceolate Spleenwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Lanceolate Spleenwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Reptilia (Reptilien)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Testudines (Schildkröten)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Asplenium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Asplenium obovatum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lanceolate Spleenwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Lanceolate Spleenwort
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.

Lanceolate Spleenwort

Habitat

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.