Nagasaki-torazame vs Green Sea Turtle

Halaelurus buergeri compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nagasaki-torazame	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (メジロザメ目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Halaelurus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Halaelurus buergeri	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Nagasaki-torazame and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Nagasaki-torazame

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nagasaki-torazame	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nagasaki-torazame

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Nagasaki-torazame

The Black-spotted cat shark (Halaelurus buergeri) is a species in the genus Halaelurus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Green Sea Turtle

アオウミガメは最も大きなウミガメの一つです。甲羅ではなく軟骨と脂肪の緑色に由来して名付けられました。