Green Sea Turtle vs nogal de Australia

Chelonia mydas compared with Macadamia tetraphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	nogal de Australia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Proteaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Macadamia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Macadamia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

nogal de Australia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	nogal de Australia
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.

nogal de Australia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States. 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.