Cigala de Florida vs Green Sea Turtle

Nephropsis aculeata compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Cigala de Florida is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cigala de Florida	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Nephropidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Nephropsis	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Nephropsis aculeata	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Cigala de Florida and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cigala de Florida

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cigala de Florida

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

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.