Green Sea Turtle vs Gut Weed

Chelonia mydas compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chlorophyta (緑藻植物門)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Ulvophyceae (アオサ藻綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Ulvales (アオサ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Ulva
Species	Chelonia mydas	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Green Sea Turtle

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Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil