Green Sea Turtle vs Lamprea de Jacona

Chelonia mydas compared with Tetrapleurodon geminis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Lamprea de Jacona
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Petromyzonti (Petromyzonti)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Petromyzontiformes (Hyperoartia)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Petromyzontidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Tetrapleurodon
Species	Chelonia mydas	Tetrapleurodon geminis

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Lamprea de Jacona share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lamprea de Jacona

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Lamprea de Jacona

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.