fork-leaf cycas vs Green Sea Turtle

Cycas micholitzii compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fork-leaf cycas	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Cycadopsida (소철류)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Cycadales (소철목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Cycadaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cycas	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cycas micholitzii	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fork-leaf cycas	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

fork-leaf cycas

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.

Green Sea Turtle

초록바다거북은 가장 큰 바다거북 중 하나입니다. 등딱지가 아닌 연골과 지방의 녹색에서 이름이 유래했습니다.