uña de gato vs Green Sea Turtle

Uncaria tomentosa compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• uña de gato is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	uña de gato	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Rubiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Uncaria	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Uncaria tomentosa	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

uña de gato

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

uña de gato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

uña de gato

The Cat's-claw (Uncaria tomentosa) is a species in the genus Uncaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil