Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Small Suncup

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Small Suncup
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)	Gentianales (リンドウ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Small Suncup
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

オサガメは現存する最大のカメであり、爬虫類の中で4番目に重い種です。他のカメとは異なり、硬い甲羅ではなく柔らかく革のような皮膚に覆われています。