Green Sea Turtle vs Loris lent

Chelonia mydas compared with Nycticebus coucang

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Loris lent
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Testudines (tortue)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Lorisidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Nycticebus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nycticebus coucang

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Loris lent share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Loris lent

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Loris lent
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.

Loris lent

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.