Aka-ginzame vs Green Sea Turtle

Hydrolagus mitsukurii compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Aka-ginzame is Near Threatened while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aka-ginzame	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Holocephali (全頭亜綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Chimaeriformes (ギンザメ目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Chimaeridae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Hydrolagus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Hydrolagus mitsukurii	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aka-ginzame

NT — Near Threatened

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aka-ginzame

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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

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。