Green Sea Turtle vs lírio-fétido

Chelonia mydas compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while lírio-fétido is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	lírio-fétido
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Iris
Species	Chelonia mydas	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and lírio-fétido share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

lírio-fétido

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	lírio-fétido
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.

lírio-fétido

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.