Green Sea Turtle vs Mexican cedar

Chelonia mydas compared with Cedrela odorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Meliaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Cedrela
Species	Chelonia mydas	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Mexican cedar
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.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.