Loro yaco vs Green Sea Turtle

Psittacus erithacus compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loro yaco	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Psittacus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Psittacus erithacus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Loro yaco and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Loro yaco

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loro yaco

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Benin), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia). 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.

Loro yaco

Ampliamente considerado como la especie de loro más inteligente y el mimo aviar más capaz, el loro gris africano (Psittacus erithacus) puede desarrollar vocabularios de más de 1.000 palabras y demostrar comprensión de conceptos como el cero, el color, la forma y el tamaño relativo. Nativo de la selva tropical ecuatorial africana desde Costa de Marfil hasta Kenia, vive en grandes bandadas. Está En Peligro debido a la captura catastrófica para el comercio de mascotas — hasta el 21% de las aves silvestres son capturadas anualmente — y la deforestación. Se aplican estrictas restricciones comerciales del Apéndice I del CITES.

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.