viejo vs Green Sea Turtle

Didymium nigripes compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• viejo is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	viejo	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoo)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Didymiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Didymium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Didymium nigripes	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

viejo

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

viejo

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

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