Green Sea Turtle vs Yellow-foot Paua

Chelonia mydas compared with Haliotis australis

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Yellow-foot Paua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Yellow-foot Paua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Haliotidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Haliotis
Species	Chelonia mydas	Haliotis australis

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Yellow-foot Paua share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Yellow-foot Paua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Yellow-foot Paua
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.

Yellow-foot Paua

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in 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.