Green Sea Turtle vs villous hairysnail

Chelonia mydas compared with Trochulus villosus

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while villous hairysnail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	villous hairysnail
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Gastropoda (腹足綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Hygromiidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Trochulus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Trochulus villosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and villous hairysnail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

villous hairysnail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	villous hairysnail
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.

villous hairysnail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across France and Norway.

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。