Green Sea Turtle vs naranja agria

Chelonia mydas compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while naranja agria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	naranja agria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Rutaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Citrus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

naranja agria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	naranja agria
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.

naranja agria

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.