clione verte vs Green Sea Turtle

Cliona viridis compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• clione verte is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clione verte	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Porifera (Sponges)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Clionaida (Clionaida)	Testudines (tortue)
Family	Clionaidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cliona	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cliona viridis	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

clione verte and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

clione verte

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

clione verte

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.