Green Sea Turtle vs Bake-aozame

Chelonia mydas compared with Isurus paucus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Bake-aozame
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Isurus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Isurus paucus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Bake-aozame

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Bake-aozame
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.

Bake-aozame

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. 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。