Cerceta de las Auckland vs Green Sea Turtle

Anas aucklandica compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Cerceta de las Auckland is Near Threatened while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta de las Auckland	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Anatidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Anas	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Anas aucklandica	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta de las Auckland and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cerceta de las Auckland

NT — Near Threatened

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta de las Auckland	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerceta de las Auckland

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Cerceta de las Auckland

The Auckland Islands Teal (Anas aucklandica) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.