Tenjiku zamae vs Green Sea Turtle

Chiloscyllium indicum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Tenjiku zamae is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tenjiku zamae	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Orectolobiformes (テンジクザメ目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Hemiscylliidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Chiloscyllium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Chiloscyllium indicum	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tenjiku zamae

VU — Vulnerable

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tenjiku zamae

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.

Tenjiku zamae

The Catshark (Chiloscyllium indicum) is a species in the genus Chiloscyllium. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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。