Lobo gris vs Green Sea Turtle

Canis lupus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Lobo gris is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.
• Lobo gris is carnivore while Green Sea Turtle is herbivore.
• Green Sea Turtle is 4.4x heavier than Lobo gris.
• Green Sea Turtle lives longer (80 years vs 13 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobo gris	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	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Canis lupus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobo gris	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	13 years	80 years
Average Length	1.6 m	1.2 m
Average Weight	45.0 kg	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lobo gris

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically 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.

Lobo gris

El lobo gris (Canis lupus), el cánido silvestre más ampliamente distribuido, se extiende desde América del Norte a través de Eurasia en hábitats diversos que incluyen la tundra, bosques y praderas. Son animales altamente sociales que viven en manadas familiares lideradas por una pareja reproductora dominante. Como depredadores clave, los lobos regulan las poblaciones de presas y moldean profundamente la estructura del ecosistema, como demostró su reintroducción en Yellowstone. Antes muy perseguidos, las poblaciones se están recuperando en muchas regiones.

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.