Lupin jaune vs Green Sea Turtle

Lupinus luteus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Lupin jaune is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lupin jaune	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Testudines (tortue)
Family	Fabaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Lupinus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Lupinus luteus	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Lupin jaune

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lupin jaune	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lupin jaune

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil