Paují de Alagoas vs Green Sea Turtle

Mitu mitu compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Paují de Alagoas is Extinct in the Wild while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Paují de Alagoas	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Cracidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Mitu	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Mitu mitu	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Paují de Alagoas and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Paují de Alagoas

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Paují de Alagoas	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Paují de Alagoas

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Paují de Alagoas

The Alagoas Curassow (Mitu mitu) is a species in the genus Mitu. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also fo.

Green Sea Turtle

La tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) es una de las tortugas marinas más grandes. Su nombre proviene del color verde de su cartílago y grasa, no del caparazón.