Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos vs Green Sea Turtle

Arctocephalus galapagoensis compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Otariidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Arctocephalus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.