Green Sea Turtle vs ニホントゲキクメイシ

Chelonia mydas compared with Cyphastrea japonica

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while ニホントゲキクメイシ is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	ニホントゲキクメイシ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Cnidaria (刺胞動物)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Anthozoa
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Scleractinia (イシサンゴ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Merulinidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Cyphastrea
Species	Chelonia mydas	Cyphastrea japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and ニホントゲキクメイシ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

ニホントゲキクメイシ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	ニホントゲキクメイシ
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.

ニホントゲキクメイシ

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。